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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The instinct to push it down and keep moving.
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Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Pumps at the lift station will pull water up from a suction chamber and then push it down again to a 78-inch line installed in a 2,000-foot tunnel that runs across the lake and connects to an existing line on Trails End Road, Roberts said.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
UConn responded with a bucket from Mullins and a trip to the free throw line for Demary to push it back to 10, but Trey Parker wasn’t phased by the Huskies’ interior defense and made a series of tough second-chance layups under the basket.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2026
However, officials again demanded the final second be played, and stadium staff even began to push the winner's stage onto the field, before having to push it back to clear space for the final play.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
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Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Pumps at the lift station will pull water up from a suction chamber and then push it down again to a 78-inch line installed in a 2,000-foot tunnel that runs across the lake and connects to an existing line on Trails End Road, Roberts said.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
UConn responded with a bucket from Mullins and a trip to the free throw line for Demary to push it back to 10, but Trey Parker wasn’t phased by the Huskies’ interior defense and made a series of tough second-chance layups under the basket.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2026
However, officials again demanded the final second be played, and stadium staff even began to push the winner's stage onto the field, before having to push it back to clear space for the final play.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Push it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20it. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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