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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Price Pricing for the 2025 Yukon 4WD AT4 Ultimate w/SC starts at around $85,000 but options will push it up to $102,280.
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Josh Max, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The orchestra has no music director to push it in this or that direction.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
President Donald Trump strongly encouraged GOP lawmakers to push it through.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Continuing resolutions have been used several times under House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) leadership, with hard-line conservatives typically opposing the measure while conservative and centrist Democrats often cross party lines to help push it over the finish line.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
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Josh Max, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The orchestra has no music director to push it in this or that direction.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
President Donald Trump strongly encouraged GOP lawmakers to push it through.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Continuing resolutions have been used several times under House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) leadership, with hard-line conservatives typically opposing the measure while conservative and centrist Democrats often cross party lines to help push it over the finish line.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Push it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20it. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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