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push sb over the edge — push sb/sth over the edge ► to put someone or something into a difficult or dangerous situation: »As the number of house repossessions and bankruptcies increases, those already struggling with debt could be pushed over the edge. → See also… … Financial and business terms
push sth over the edge — push sb/sth over the edge ► to put someone or something into a difficult or dangerous situation: »As the number of house repossessions and bankruptcies increases, those already struggling with debt could be pushed over the edge. → See also… … Financial and business terms
push over — ˌpush ˈover [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they push over he/she/it pushes over present participle pushing over past tense … Useful english 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 — push1 [ puʃ ] verb *** ▸ 1 move someone/something away ▸ 2 press button on machine ▸ 3 move through group ▸ 4 encourage/force someone ▸ 5 try to sell something ▸ 6 make something reach level ▸ 7 sell illegal drugs ▸ 8 make impatient/annoyed ▸ 9… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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 — 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 — [[t]p ʊʃ[/t]] ♦♦ pushes, pushing, pushed 1) VERB When you push something, you use force to make it move away from you or away from its previous position. [V n with adv] The woman pushed back her chair and stood up... [V n prep] They pushed him… … English dictionary
push over — PHRASAL VERB If you push someone or something over, you push them so that they fall onto the ground. → See also pushover [V P n (not pron)] We have had trouble with people damaging hedges, uprooting trees and pushing over walls... [V n P … English dictionary
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