push it

Idioms  

1. 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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Example Sentences

If this really is the end for the franchise, it’s hard to argue they didn’t push it as far as it would go.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

"You do push it to the back of your mind, and this has just brought it all to the fore to be quite honest."

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

My instinct, when something tastes like it hasn’t quite come together, is to look at what’s already there and push it further.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

Second, the jump in oil prices could push it farther from the target without slowing demand much.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

At first, I push it away, telling myself that it’s just a moment of weakness, but then Asase’s words return to me.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer