VERB + PUSH
- give sb/sth
- She gave him a gentle push towards the door
PHRASES
- at the push of a button
- The machine washes and dries at the push of a button
PREP
- ~ against
- the final push against the enemy
- ~ for
- There has been a big push for better public transport
- ~ towards
- a push towards organic food
ADV
- firmly, hard
- You'll have to push harder if you want it to move
- roughly, violently
- gently
- carefully
- deliberately
- He was deliberately pushed into the path of the vehicle
- hastily, hurriedly, quickly
- slowly
- suddenly
- just, merely, simply
- Jack flung himself at Steve, but he simply pushed him away
- aside, away, back, down, home, inside, over, together
- She leaned on the door and pushed the bolt home. They pushed the two desks together
PREP
- across, against
- The fans pushed against the barrier
- at
- She pushed at the door but it wouldn't budge
- into, off, out of
- He pushed her roughly out of the door
- through, to
- The woman had been pushed violently to the ground
- towards, under
- She found a note pushed under the door
PHRASES
- push sth open/shut
- He managed to push the window open a few inches
VERB + PUSH
- try to
- begin to
- I began to push my way through the crowd
PREP
- past
- She pushed blindly past him and made for the door
- through
- pushing through the crowd
PHRASES
- push and shove
- People were pushing and shoving to get to the front
- push your way
- A man pushed his way to the front of the crowd
ADV
- hard
- Lucy should push herself a little harder
- too far
- Her parents are very tolerant, but sometimes she pushes them too far
- around
- Don't allow yourself to be pushed around by that bully
- hard
- They're pushing hard for a ban on GM foods
PREP
- into
- Her parents pushed her into accepting the job
PHRASES
- push sb/yourself to the limit
- He felt he was being pushed to the limits of his self-control
- PHRASAL VERBS push for sth
VERB + PUSH
- have to
- I'm going to have to push you for an answer