WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE

Meaning of WHEN 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

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE — informal when one must commit oneself to an action or decision. → push
Concise Oxford English vocab
WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE — ( informal ) when there is no other choice; when everything else has failed
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE — {adv. phr.} A time when a touchy situation becomes actively hostile or a quarrel turns into a fight. * /Can …
Slang English vocab
WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE — {adv. phr.} A time when a touchy situation becomes actively hostile or a quarrel turns into a fight. * /Can …
Словарь английских идиом
WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE — when people fight, when the fighting begins, when the going gets tough The workers are demanding a fair wage. When …
English Idioms vocab
WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE — when people fight, when the fighting begins, when the going gets tough The workers are demanding a fair wage. When …
English Idioms vocabulary
WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE — adv. phr. A time when a touchy situation becomes actively hostile or a quarrel turns into a fight. Can we …
American Idioms English vocabulary
WHEN — I. (|)hwen, (|)wen, _(h)wən adverb Etymology: Middle English when, whan, from Old English hwenne, hwanne; akin to Old Frisian hwenne …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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
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
WHEN — /hwen, wen/ ; unstressed /hweuhn, weuhn/ , adv. 1. at what time or period? how long ago? how soon?: When …
Random House Webster's 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
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
WHEN — I. ˈhwen, ˈwen, (h)wən adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwanne, hwenne; akin to Old High German hwanne when, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
WHEN — / wen; NAmE / adverb , pronoun , conjunction ■ adverb 1. (used in questions) at what time; on what …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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
WHEN — when S1 W1 /wen/ BrE AmE adverb , conjunction , pronoun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hwanne , hwenne …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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
WHEN — adv., conj., pron., & n. --interrog.adv. 1 at what time? 2 on what occasion? 3 how soon? 4 how long …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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
WHEN — adv., conj., pron., & n. interrog.adv. 1 at what time? 2 on what occasion? 3 how soon? 4 how long …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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
WHEN — adv., conj., pron., & n. --interrog.adv. 1. at what time? 2 on what occasion? 3 how soon? 4 how long …
Oxford English vocab
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
WHEN — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use when to ask questions …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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
WHEN
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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
WHEN — (AT WHAT TIME) [adverb] [not gradable], [conjunction] - at what time; at the time at which"I did tell you about …
Cambridge English vocab
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
WHEN — INDEX: 1. at or immediately after the time when something happens 2. when one thing always happens when another thing …
Longman Activator English vocab
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
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
WHEN — 1. нареч. 1) вопрос. когда? 2) относ. когда 3) соед. когда 2. союз 1) вводит временные предложения и обороты когда, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TO
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
COMES — comes : (музыкальное) спутник, риспоста (название ответа в фуге)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

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