push things

idiom

informal

: to continue to do or to try to do something when one should stop

She pushed things too far and lost all her winnings.

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Plus, staying hydrated allows the cilia in the nose to do their job and push things like bacteria and viruses out of the sinuses, which also can prevent infection. —

Amanda Rock, Parents, 30 July 2024 Novels from One Hundred Years of Solitude to The Great Gatsby to Atonement use heat as a structural and thematic device to intensify emotion and conflict, push things to a breaking point, and then generate catharsis. —

Umair Irfan, WIRED, 20 July 2024 Would Biden be able to push things like aid for Ukraine through the House? —

Luke McGee, CNN, 30 June 2024 Soon after coming to office, Biden indicated his wish for the war in Yemen to end—though the United States did very little to push things along. —

Joost Hiltermann, Foreign Affairs, 1 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for push things