push it

Be overly insistent or forward, as in I promise to think over your proposal, but don't push it. This idiom uses push in the sense of “force some activity or issue.” [First half of 1800s]

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On Monday, it cleared a cloture vote in the Senate, with 16 Democrats joining Republicans to push it toward passage.

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"Most times people wouldn't know because it's tucked away in your gum and sometimes you can push it up so people really can't see it," he said.

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"We would be growing tomatoes, potatoes, cabbages and okra and then – at the end of the season – they would push it all into a big hole and bury it," he added.

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On Saturday it appeared the Timberwolves could win this series, or at least push it deep into six or seven games.

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That’s the line you want to walk with horror: You’ve got to push it so far that the audience has a response to it, but not cross that line where you lose the fear factor.

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