when push comes to shove
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English
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Phrase
[edit]- (figuratively, idiomatic) When the pressure is on; when the situation is critical or urgent; when the time has come for action, even if it is difficult.
- He is not a particularly talented builder, but when push comes to shove, he can usually get the job done.
- 2020 May 20, Andrew Haines talks to Stefanie Foster, “Repurpose rail for the 2020s”, in Rail, page 35:
- "We've demonstrated that when push comes to shove, we can be really fast, we can be agile, we can do things more slickly.
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[edit]when the pressure is on
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