push sth through
— phrasal verb with push /pʊʃ/ verbDefinition
› to cause a plan or suggestion to be officially accepted or put into use: We are trying to push this deal through as quickly as possible. The president is trying to push through various tax reforms.Causing somebody to actUrging and persuading
(Definition of push sth through from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a kick up the arse/backside idiom
- arm-twisting noun
- bludgeon verb
- bounce sb into sth phrasal verb
- bulldoze verb
- coerce verb
- coercion noun
- dragoon sb into sth phrasal verb
- duress noun
- feed sb to the lions idiom
- force sb's hand idiom
- forcible adjective (GIVING NO CHOICE)
- put the heat on sb idiom
- put/tighten the screws on sb idiom
- railroad verb
- ram sth down sb's throat idiom
- ram sth into sb phrasal verb
- reduce sb to sth phrasal verb
- shanghai verb
- trap verb
Topic:
Causing somebody to act
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