push it

idiom

informal

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

If your mom already said "no" two times, don't push it.

You've won a lot of money, but don't push it or you could lose it all.

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That’s enough oomph to help rocket the car from zero to 60 mph in 4.2 seconds and push it to a top speed of 189 mph. —

Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2024 To push it to the floor, Ellen Jones, F1′s head of ESG, told CNBC that the sport needs to reduce the distance between races and cut the amount of travel needed, as well rethinking the modes of transportation used. —

Chris Hawes, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024 The new funding will help push it toward its ambitious goal of having all terminal equipment be zero-emission by 2030. —

Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024 Nothing could penetrate this wall of coverage, no story important enough to push it out of headlines, no development so surprising that. —

Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for push it