pushover

  • 11pushover — noun informal be a pushover a) to be easy to persuade, influence, or defeat: Duncan will soon see that I m no pushover. (+ for): Mr Wasco is a pushover for blondes with green eyes. b)to be very easy to do or win: The exam was a pushover. b) to be …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12pushover — [[t]p ʊʃoʊvə(r)[/t]] pushovers 1) N COUNT You say that someone is a pushover when you find it easy to persuade them to do what you want. [INFORMAL] He is a tough negotiator. We did not expect to find him a pushover and he has not been one. 2) N… …

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  • 13pushover — UK [ˈpʊʃˌəʊvə(r)] / US [ˈpʊʃˌoʊvər] noun [countable] Word forms pushover : singular pushover plural pushovers 1) someone who is easy to influence or persuade, or an opponent who is easy to defeat Colonel Moore was a kind and sympathetic man, but… …

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  • 14pushover — /ˈpʊʃoʊvə / (say pooshohvuh) noun 1. Colloquial anything done or dealt with easily: *The same road, the christening road, the breaker inner, but a pushover now; a pushover for a long time –d arcy niland, 1955. 2. Colloquial an easily defeated… …

  • 15pushover — {n.} 1. Something easy to accomplish or overcome. * /For Howard steering a boat is a pushover as he was raised on a tropical island./ 2. A person easily seduced. * /It is rumored that she is a pushover when she has a bit to drink./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 16pushover — {n.} 1. Something easy to accomplish or overcome. * /For Howard steering a boat is a pushover as he was raised on a tropical island./ 2. A person easily seduced. * /It is rumored that she is a pushover when she has a bit to drink./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 17pushover — n. easy target a pushover for * * * [ pʊʃˌəʊvə] [ easy target ] a pushover for …

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  • 18pushover — push|o|ver [ puʃ,ouvər ] noun count 1. ) someone who is easy to influence or persuade, or an opponent who is easy to defeat: Colonel Moore was a kind and sympathetic man, but no pushover. 2. ) something that is easy to achieve: Saturday s game… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19pushover — noun 1. Something easy to accomplish or overcome. For Howard steering a boat is a pushover as he was raised on a tropical island. 2. A person easily seduced. It is rumored that she is a pushover when she has a bit to drink …

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  • 20pushover — noun 1) the teacher was a pushover Syn: weakling, feeble opponent, straw man, prey; informal soft touch 2) this course is no pushover Syn: easy task, walkover, laugher, five finger exercise, gift; child s play …

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