push through
verb
Forms pushes through pushing through pushed through
- verb Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, through. “The corridor was so packed with people that I had to push through.”
- verb (ditransitive or transitive, figurative) To force (legislation or a plan) to be passed or agreed to or a decision to be reached. “He pushed the scheme through before anybody analyzed it thoroughly.”
- verb (transitive or intransitive, figurative) To overcome (pain, discomfort, etc.) by force or willpower; to keep moving (someone or something) along in a process. “No matter the dangers, we have to push through.”
- verb (Philippines, transitive, figurative, especially with to or with) To continue or proceed.
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