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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Smith got just enough to push it over the wall to make it 1-0 in the fourth.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2024
Sunreef didn’t share any details regarding speed or range for the new 35M Eco, but the aforementioned 80-foot cat is powered by 360 kW electric motors that can push it to 10 knots.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 June 2024
Opening a tap triggers the exchanger, heats up the water (with natural gas, in my case), and the device has to push it through the line to where it's needed.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 17 May 2024
Then, Yarnell stepped to the line, looking to push it to a two-possession game with 8.2 seconds left.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2024
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2024
Sunreef didn’t share any details regarding speed or range for the new 35M Eco, but the aforementioned 80-foot cat is powered by 360 kW electric motors that can push it to 10 knots.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 June 2024
Opening a tap triggers the exchanger, heats up the water (with natural gas, in my case), and the device has to push it through the line to where it's needed.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 17 May 2024
Then, Yarnell stepped to the line, looking to push it to a two-possession game with 8.2 seconds left.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Push it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20it. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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