IF PUSH COMES TO SHOVE

Meaning of IF PUSH COMES TO SHOVE in English

when the situation is critical, when it is urgent, when the pressure is on, when matters become serious and must be faced

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IF PUSH COMES TO SHOVE — push comes to shove, if etc expr infml If push comes to shove the front office can always bail us …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
SHOVE — I. ˈshəv verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English shuven, shouven, shoven, from Old English scūfan; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PUSH — I. ˈpu̇sh verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English posshen, pusshen, from Old French polser, poulser to push, beat, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IF — I. (ˌ)if, _əf, f, chiefly dial (|)ef conjunction Etymology: Middle English yif, if, from Old English gif; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COMES — I. comes present third singular of come plural of come II. co·mes ˈkōˌmēz, -mes noun ( plural com·i·tes ˈkäməˌtēz, -tās) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHOVE — (v. t.) To drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; to push; especially, to push (a body) …
Английский словарь Webster
COMES — (n.) The answer to the theme (dux) in a fugue.
Английский словарь Webster
SHOVE — ( v. t. ) To drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; to push; especially, to push …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COMES — ( n. ) The answer to the theme (dux) in a fugue.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOVE
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PUSH — /poosh/ , v.t. 1. to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
IF — /if/ , conj. 1. in case that; granting or supposing that; on condition that: Sing if you want to. Stay …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COMES
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COMES — n. (Medicine) blood vessel (artery or vein) that accompanies another artery or vein or nerve trunk
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PUSH — I. ˈpu̇sh verb Etymology: Middle English possen, pusshen, probably from Old French pousser to exert pressure, from Latin pulsare, frequentative …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHOVE — p.p. of shove. 2. shove ·noun the act of shoving; a forcible push. 3. shove ·vi to push or drive …
Webster English vocab
PUSH — noun a pustule; a pimple. 2. push ·vi to burst pot, as a bud or shoot. 3. push ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
COMES — noun the answer to the theme (dux) in a fugue.
Webster English vocab
SHOVE — [shove] vb shoved ; shov.ing [ME, fr. OE scufan to thrust away; akin to OHG scioban to push and prob. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PUSH — [push] vb [ME pusshen, fr. MF poulser to beat, push, fr. OF, fr. L pulsare, freq. of pellere to drive, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHOVE — / ʃʌv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. to push sb/sth in a rough way : [ v …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUSH — / pʊʃ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb USING HANDS / ARMS / BODY 1. [often + adv. / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IF — / ɪf; NAmE / conjunction , noun ■ conjunction 1. used to say that one thing can, will or might …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOVE — I. shove 1 S3 /ʃʌv/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: scufan 'to push away' ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PUSH — I. push 1 S1 W2 /pʊʃ/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ push , ↑ pusher , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
IF — I. if 1 S1 W1 /ɪf/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: gif ] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHOVE — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. (also absol.) push vigorously; move by hard or rough pushing (shoved him out of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PUSH — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. exert a force on (a thing) to move it away from oneself or from …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
IF — conj. & n. --conj. 1 introducing a conditional clause: a on the condition or supposition that; in the event that …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHOVE — v. & n. v. 1 tr. (also absol.) push vigorously; move by hard or rough pushing (shoved him out of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PUSH — v. & n. v. 1 tr. exert a force on (a thing) to move it away from oneself or from …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
IF — conj. & n. conj. 1 introducing a conditional clause: a on the condition or supposition that; in the event that …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHOVE — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. (also absol.) push vigorously; move by hard or rough pushing (shoved him out of …
Oxford English vocab
PUSH — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. exert a force on (a thing) to move it away from oneself or from …
Oxford English vocab
IF — conj. & n. --conj. 1. introducing a conditional clause: a on the condition or supposition that; in the event that …
Oxford English vocab
SHOVE — ( shoves, shoving, shoved) 1. If you shove someone or something, you push them with a quick, violent movement. He …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUSH — ( pushes, pushing, pushed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IF — Often pronounced /ɪf/ at the beginning of the sentence. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOVE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB off ▪ But Gazzer felt himself being shoved off a cliff into unconsciousness. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PUSH — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES fuel inflation/push up inflation (= make inflation worse ) ▪ The increase in food …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IF
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHOVE — (PUT) [verb] [T usually + adverb or preposition] [informal] - to put (something) somewhere in a hurried or careless wayI'll …
Cambridge English vocab
PUSH — (PERSUADE FORCEFULLY) [verb] [T] - forcefully to persuade or direct (someone to do or achieve something)She said that she thought …
Cambridge English vocab
SHOVE — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ friendly , gentle , light , little , playful ▪ good , hard , hefty ( …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SHOVE — See ↑ PUSH 1,5, ↑ PUT 3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ give sth/sb a shove • ↑ stuff/shove
Longman Activator English vocab
PUSH — INDEX: 1. to push something or someone 2. to push something that has wheels or rolls easily 3. to push …
Longman Activator English vocab
IF — INDEX: 1. ways of saying 'if' 2. asking what the result will be if something happens 3. when something will …
Longman Activator English vocab
COMES — • ↑ take sth as it comes
Longman Activator English vocab
SHOVE — n. 25B6; verb she shoved him back into the chair : PUSH, thrust, propel, drive, force, ram, knock, elbow, shoulder; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PUSH — n. 25B6; verb she tried to push him away : SHOVE, thrust, propel; send, drive, force, prod, poke, nudge, elbow, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PUSH — v. 1 thrust, shove, drive, move, set in motion, get moving, propel; press Push the boat away from the pier …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHOVE — I 1. сущ. 1) а) толкание; подталкивание б) сильный толчок, выпад, резкий удар; пинок 2) а) импульс, толчок (как побуждение …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PUSH
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
IF — 1. союз 1) если а) вводит условные придаточные предложения, выражающие реальность действия; глагол в форме изъявительного наклонения I shall see …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COMES — comes : (музыкальное) спутник, риспоста (название ответа в фуге)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COMES — Граф
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SHOVE — shove.ogg _I 1. ʃʌv n 1. 1> толкание 2> сильный толчок 2. сл. увольнение to give the shove - уволить …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PUSH — push.ogg _I 1. pʋʃ n 1. 1> толчок give the door a hard push - толкните дверь посильнее 2> толкание …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
IF — if.ogg 1. ıf n условие, оговорка; предположение your ifs and buts - ваши претензии и отговорки it is a very …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COMES — n муз. спутник, риспоста ( название ответа в фуге )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PUSH — 1) кнопка 2) кнопочный 3) нажим 4) проталкивать 5) распихивать 6) сталкивать 7) толкать 8) толкнуть 9) толчок • brake push rod — тормозной шток push back charge — досылать заряд push …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SHOVE — I shove сущ.1) а) толкание; подталкивание б) сильный толчок, выпад, резкий удар; пинок 2) а) импульс, толчок (как побуждение к …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
IF — if союз1) если, если бы вводит условные придаточные предложения If they are not good, throw them away. — Если они …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

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