Meaning of push and shove | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To use one's strength to force oneself through a crowded area.
   informal
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, shove.

Equivalents

Examples

“He pushed and shoved his way to the stage to steal the microphone from the singer.”

“No student of modern warfare can observe the increasing facilities of transporting live animals in large numbers over long sea distances—which have been created by the push and shove rivalry of peaceful commercial competition—without reflecting how means so afforded can be turned to account in war.”

“In the push and shove of this day, enter my life and help me know that you are coming to meet me at every point of need.”

“Gloria had always been more suited to the push and shove of the business world.”

“Mature souls tend to gravitate to a calm environment, they prefer the relative tranquillity of the suburbs to the push and shove of a large City.”

“The distinctive noises and smells of each street, along with the push and shove of traders, pilgrims, clerics and soldiers, made for an energised community that impressed contemporary tourists”

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