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• give someone the push — ► get (or give someone) the push Brit. informal 1) be dismissed (or dismiss someone) from a job. 2) be rejected in (or end) a relationship. Main Entry: ↑push …   English terms dictionary

• get (or give someone) the push (or shove) Brit. — get (or give someone) the push (or shove) Brit. informal 1》 be dismissed (or dismiss someone) from a job. 2》 be rejected in (or end) a relationship. → push …   English new terms dictionary

• get the push — ► get (or give someone) the push Brit. informal 1) be dismissed (or dismiss someone) from a job. 2) be rejected in (or end) a relationship. Main Entry: ↑push …   English terms dictionary

• get the push — British & Australian, informal 1. give (someone) the push to end someone s employment. I hear Nick got the push from the brickworks last week. (British & Australian, informal) 2. give (someone) the push to end a relationship with someone. Mandy s …   New idioms dictionary

• Chuck Versus the Push Mix — Chuck episode Chuck proposes to Sarah. Episode no …   Wikipedia

• push — ► VERB 1) exert force on (someone or something) so as to move them away from oneself or from the source of the force. 2) move (one s body or a part of it) forcefully into a specified position. 3) move forward by using force. 4) drive oneself or… …   English terms dictionary

• push — push1 W2S1 [puʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move)¦ 2¦(button/switch)¦ 3¦(try to get past)¦ 4¦(encourage)¦ 5¦(persuade)¦ 6¦(change)¦ 7¦(increase/decrease)¦ 8¦(army)¦ 9¦(advertise)¦ 10¦(drugs)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• push — I UK [pʊʃ] / US verb Word forms push : present tense I/you/we/they push he/she/it pushes present participle pushing past tense pushed past participle pushed *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to move someone or something away from you, or from… …   English dictionary

• push — ▪ I. push push 1 [pʊʆ] verb [transitive] 1. to work hard to persuade people to buy more of a product, for example by advertising it a lot: • Our sales staff will be pushing the new model hard. • IBM will use its huge sales force to push this… …   Financial and business terms

• push — 1 /pUS/ verb 1 MOVE (I, T) to make someone or something move by using your hands, arms, shoulders etc to put pressure on them: It s still stuck you ll have to push harder. | When I give the signal, I want you all to push. | push sb/sth: Johnson… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English