push
noun/pʊʃ/
Слово англійською: push
Переклад push українською: поштовх
Детальний опис
- an act of pushing something/somebody
- She gave him a gentle push.
- The car won't start. Can you give it a push?
- (figurative) At the push of a button (= very easily) he could get a whole list of names.
- a large and determined military attack
- a final push against the enemy
- (figurative) The firm has begun a major push into the European market.
- push for something a determined effort to achieve something
- The push for reform started in 2007.
- an act of encouraging somebody to do something
- He wants to open his own business, but needs a push in the right direction to get him started.
using hands/arms/body
of army
effort
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Old French pousser, from Latin pulsare ‘to push, beat, pulse’ (see the verb pulse). The early sense was ‘exert force on’, giving rise later to ‘make a strenuous effort, endeavour’.
Idioms
at a push
- (British English, informal) used to say that something is possible, but only with difficulty
- We can provide accommodation for six people at a push.
give somebody/get the push
- (British English, informal) to dismiss somebody/to be dismissed from your job synonym fire (3)
- They gave him the push after only six weeks.
- (British English, informal) to end a romantic relationship with somebody; to be told that a romantic relationship with somebody is over
- He was devastated when his girlfriend gave him the push.
when push comes to shove
- (informal) when there is no other choice; when everything else has failed