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  • 11push it — push it/push your luck/informal phrase to take a big risk by doing something that is likely to cause you trouble I think you’re pushing your luck asking for another pay rise. Thesaurus: to take riskssynonym Main entry …

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  • 12push things — see ↑push, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑thing * * * push your ˈluck | ˈpush it/things idiom (informal) to take a risk because you have successfully avoided problems in the past • …

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  • 13push your luck — push (your) luck to expect good things to continue to happen because they have in the past. I was fortunate to survive the crash, and there was no point pushing my luck by continuing to race. Usage notes: often used in the phrase don t push your… …

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  • 14push luck — push (your) luck to expect good things to continue to happen because they have in the past. I was fortunate to survive the crash, and there was no point pushing my luck by continuing to race. Usage notes: often used in the phrase don t push your… …

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  • 15Push and run — Push and run, also known as a one two, a wall pass or a give and go, is a tactic often used in association football. It was devised and developed by Arthur Rowe,[1] who was the manager of English football club Tottenham Hotspur from 1949. The… …

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  • 16push — push1 W2S1 [puʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move)¦ 2¦(button/switch)¦ 3¦(try to get past)¦ 4¦(encourage)¦ 5¦(persuade)¦ 6¦(change)¦ 7¦(increase/decrease)¦ 8¦(army)¦ 9¦(advertise)¦ 10¦(drugs)¦ …

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  • 17push-start — UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms push start : present tense I/you/we/they push start he/she/it push starts present participle push starting past tense push started past participle push started British to push a car in order to make it start… …

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  • 18push around — verb be bossy towards (Freq. 1) Her big brother always bullied her when she was young • Syn: ↑strong arm, ↑bully, ↑browbeat, ↑bullyrag, ↑ballyrag, ↑boss around, ↑ …

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  • 19push forward — phrasal verb Word forms push forward : present tense I/you/we/they push forward he/she/it pushes forward present participle pushing forward past tense pushed forward past participle pushed forward 1) [intransitive] same as push ahead push forward …

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  • 20Push-up — For the 2004 single by Freestylers, see Push Up Animation of a full push up (a better form would require elbows to be closer to the body) …

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