WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE

Meaning of WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE in English

when people fight, when the fighting begins, when the going gets tough

The workers are demanding a fair wage. When push comes to shove, we may have to call the police.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE — when the situation is critical, when it is urgent, when the pressure is on, when matters become serious and must …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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 — 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

English Idioms vocabulary

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