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push aboutTo treat contemptuously and unfairly; to bullyRate it:
push against an open doorTo do something pointless or unnecessary; to try doing something already done.Rate it:
push aroundTo treat contemptuously and unfairly; to bullyRate it:
push forwardTo continue to act or do something, especially with a lot of effortRate it:
push forwardTo reschedule for an earlier date.Rate it:
push into jump the queueRate it:
push itTo make an extraordinary or risky effort; to behave in a way which tests the limits; to expect too much.Rate it:
push offTo go away; to get lost.Rate it:
push offto commit a foul by pushing against an opponent to both accelerate more quickly and push the opponent in the opposite direction.Rate it:
push offTo delay, postpone, put off, push back.Rate it:
push onTo persist; persevere.Rate it:
push one's luckTo take an excessive risk or to attempt some task unlikely to succeed, especially after having already been unexpectedly lucky.Rate it:
push outTo force to leave a group.Rate it:
push outTo extrude.Rate it:
push pastTo rudely force one's way in front of another.Rate it:
push pastTo force a conversation or situation to continue after an awkward interruption.Rate it:
push someone's buttonsTo do specific things to anger someone (less commonly, sexually arouse or otherwise elicit a strong reaction), especially intentionally or maliciously.Rate it:
push the boat outTo do something, especially spend money, more extravagantly than usual, particularly for a celebration.Rate it:
push the envelopeTo go beyond established limits; to pioneer.Rate it:
push throughTo force to be passedRate it:
push throughto overcome by force or willpowerRate it:
push underTo hide or repressRate it:
push upTo arise or jut out from; to thrust from.Rate it:
push up daisiesTo be dead.Rate it:
pushing up daisiesDead.Rate it:
pussy outto fail to do something because of cowardiceRate it:
put a damper onTo stop people from enjoying an activity.Rate it:
put a foot wrongTo make a mistake.Rate it:
put a gun to someone's headTo compel someone; to create a situation in which someone has no alternative course of action.Rate it:
put a lid on itTo be quiet; shut up; to stop talking about something or making noise.Rate it:
put a sock in itTo be quiet; to shut one's mouth; to stop talking.Rate it:
put a stop toTo terminate or abolish something.Rate it:
put aboutTo change direction.Rate it:
put acrossTo explain or state something clearly and understandably.Rate it:
put acrossTo perform a theatrical production.Rate it:
put all one's eggs in one basketRather than diversifying.Rate it:
put an end toTo terminate or abolish something.Rate it:
put asideTo save money.Rate it:
put asideTo ignore or intentionally forget something, temporarily or permanently, so that more important things can have one's attention.Rate it:
put asunderTo sunder; disjoin; separate; disunite; divorce; annul; dissolve.Rate it:
put awayTo store away, place out of the way, clean up, or organize.Rate it:
put awayTo eat a great deal.Rate it:
put awayTo send someone to prison.Rate it:
put awayDivorce.Rate it:
put awayTo strike out a batter.Rate it:
put awayTo catch a fly ball or tag out a baserunner.Rate it:
put awayTo take a large lead in a game.Rate it:
put awaysaveRate it:
put backTo return something to it's original place.Rate it:
put backTo postpone an arranged event or appointment.Rate it:

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