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Synonyms for when push comes to shove


Grammar : Noun
Spell : poosh
Phonetic Transcription : pʊʃ

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Définition of when push comes to shove

Origin :
  • early 14c., from Old French poulser (Modern French pousser), from Latin pulsare "to beat, strike, push," frequentative of pellere (past participle pulsus) "to push, drive, beat" (see pulse (n.1)). Meaning "promote" is from 1714; meaning "approach a certain age" is from 1937. For palatization of -s-, OED compares brush (n.1); quash. Related: Pushed; pushing.
  • "Pushing up the daisies now," said a soldier of his dead comrade. ["The American Florist," vol. XLVIII, No. 1504, March 31, 1917]
  • To push (someone) around is from 1923. To push (one's) luck is from 1754. To push the envelope in figurative sense is late 1980s. To push up daisies "be dead and buried" is from World War I.
  • As in turning point : noun critical juncture
  • As in moment of truth : noun critical moment
  • As in point of no return : noun crucial moment
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