They are trying to push me into signing the contract.
•Please don't push me into it!
•You pushed me in!
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
push someone from your mind — push someone/something from your mind push someone/something to the back of your mind phrase to avoid thinking about someone or something He pushed her completely from his mind. Lucy pushed the idea firmly to the back of her mind. Thesaurus: to … Useful english dictionary
push someone's buttons — push (someone s) buttons to do exactly the right thing to get people to act the way you want. He was an extremely good speaker and knew just how to push an audience s buttons to keep them interested. Usage notes: also used in the form know what… … New idioms dictionary
push someone around — push (someone) around to threaten to hurt someone who is smaller or weaker. I feel like I m in third grade and the fourth grade bully is pushing me around and trying to steal my baseball cards. I was a lot skinnier then and could get pushed… … New idioms dictionary
push (someone) over the edge — push/drive (someone) over the edge informal if an unpleasant event pushes someone over the edge, it makes them start to behave in a crazy way. She had been driven over the edge by the separation from her husband … New idioms dictionary
push someone around — BULLY, domineer, ride roughshod over, trample on, bulldoze, browbeat, tyrannize, intimidate, threaten, victimize, pick on; informal lean on, boss about/around. → push * * * informal treat someone roughly or inconsiderately … Useful english dictionary
push (someone's) buttons — to excite sexually Like actuating a machine: He wondered if he would still push her buttons. (J. Patterson, 1999) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
push someone's buttons — … Useful english dictionary
push over — ˌpush ˈover [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they push over he/she/it pushes over present participle pushing over past tense … Useful english dictionary
push something from your mind — push someone/something from your mind push someone/something to the back of your mind phrase to avoid thinking about someone or something He pushed her completely from his mind. Lucy pushed the idea firmly to the back of her mind. Thesaurus: to … Useful english dictionary
push buttons — push (someone s) buttons to do exactly the right thing to get people to act the way you want. He was an extremely good speaker and knew just how to push an audience s buttons to keep them interested. Usage notes: also used in the form know what… … New idioms dictionary
push — (v.) c.1300, from O.Fr. poulser, from L. pulsare to beat, strike, push, frequentative of pellere (pp. pulsus) to push, drive, beat (see PULSE (Cf. pulse) (1)). The noun is first recorded 1570. Meaning approach a certain age is from 1937. Meaning… … Etymology dictionary
