push back

1. To refute or argue against a position or an accusation; to express one's own view on a situation.

   The scandal is growing legs. We need to start pushing back.

2. To postpone.

   The Friday meeting keeps getting pushed back to the following week.

3. To summarily expel asylum seekers, especially in violation of the principle of non-refoulement.

4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, back.

1. I pushed Tom back into his room.

   ruЯ втолкнул Тома обратно в его комнату.

   deIch schob Tom zurück in sein Zimmer.

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2. Tom pushed his chair back and stood up.

   deTom schob seinen Stuhl zurück und stand auf.

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3. Tom pushed back his chair and got up.

   ruТом отодвинул стул и встал.

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4. Tom put down his fork and pushed his chair back.

   ruТом отложил вилку и отодвинул стул.

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5. Tom pushed back.

   ruТом дал отпор.

   deTom hat sich gewehrt.

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irregular

• push offвід'їхати, від'їжджатиTo go away; to get lost.
• push outнав'язувати, нав'язуватисяTo force (someone) to leave a group.
• push downвпускати, впуститиTo force downwards (literally or figuratively).
• push backвести, їхатиTo refute or argue against a position or an accusation; to express one's own view on a situation.
• push awayвідштовхувати, відштовхнутиTo apply a force to (an entity) such that it moves to a more distant position.
• push aroundхуліганUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, around.
• push throughвивергати, вивергатисяUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, through.
• push forwardпросувати, просунутиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, forward.