push it
idiom
informal
: to continue to do or to try to do something when one should stop
If your mom already said "no" two times, don't push it.
You've won a lot of money, but don't push it or you could lose it all.
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So the model was more likely to make a second mistake—a mistake that could push it even closer to the edge.
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ArsTechnica, 7 July 2025
Thunderstorms in the Sahara region stir up dust and push it into the atmosphere.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The visuals push it to next-level nutty, with a projector that engulfs Julia in flames and clips from festivals of massive crowds.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 25 June 2025
Researchers have suggested using such a spacecraft’s gravity to tug the asteroid off its path or ion-beam engines to gradually push it.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
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ArsTechnica, 7 July 2025
Thunderstorms in the Sahara region stir up dust and push it into the atmosphere.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The visuals push it to next-level nutty, with a projector that engulfs Julia in flames and clips from festivals of massive crowds.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 25 June 2025
Researchers have suggested using such a spacecraft’s gravity to tug the asteroid off its path or ion-beam engines to gradually push it.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
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“Push it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20it. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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