| 单词 | to push things |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto push things P6. colloquial. to push things: to overdo things, to expect too much or press something too far; = to push it at Phrases 4. ΚΠ 1879 Daily Constit. (Atlanta, Georgia) 30 Oct. Isn't it rather pushing things a little to paint a picture of a confederate monument merely to get off a joke on the Gate City Guards? 1957 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 4 Feb. 26/2 He..aroused the anger of Miss Hayworth's movie boss who felt that chopping the skull off a $6,000-a-week star for free was pushing things a little. 1967 H. Dalmas Fowler Formula iii. 31 [We] could have her by Christmas... It would be pushing things a little, but they said it could be done. 1970 ‘B. Mather’ Break in Line v. 60 ‘Once is funny, twice is cheeky,’ he grunted. ‘Don't push things, boy.’ 1996 C. Bateman Of Wee Sweetie Mice & Men xiv. 113 I hope you like the headed paper. The hotel also has some girlie pink paper, but I thought that was pushing things a bit. < as lemmas |
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