push it
To make an extraordinary or risky effortTo make an extraordinary or risky effort; to behave in a way which tests the limits; to take chances; to expect too much.
» If you push it, the door will open.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic)To make an extraordinary or risky effort; to behave in a way which tests the limits; to take chances; to expect too much.
You're really pushing it if you expect them to keep putting up with your B.S.
We were really pushing it when we kept on driving even though the fuel gauge was near empty.
(dated, slang)To have sexual intercourse.
push it real good
Examples
36 sentencesIf you push it, the door will open.
Aren't you pushing it too far?
ruТы не слишком сильно давишь?
deTreibst du es nicht ein bisschen zu weit?
Let's not push it.
Did you push it?
ruТы на неё нажал?
Don't push it.
ruНе толкай.
Origin
The slang sense referring to sexual intercourse was inspired by "Push It", a Salt-n-Pepa sThe slang sense referring to sexual intercourse was inspired by "Push It", a Salt-n-Pepa song of the 1980s. The song is ostensibly only about dancing but clearly also implies sex.
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Forms
pushes it, pushing it, pushed it, pushed it| Base form | push it · to push it |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | pushes it |
| Present participle | pushing it |
| Past simple | pushed it |
| Past participle | pushed it |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle