push through
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push through
vb
(tr) to compel to accept: the bill was pushed through Parliament.
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Verb | 1. | push through - break out; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted" dehisce - burst or split open; "flowers dehisce when they release pollen" appear - come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon" erupt - appear on the skin; "A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant" |
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w>push through
vt sep
(= shove through) → durchschieben; (quickly, violently) → durchstoßen; to push somebody/something through something → jdn/etw durch etw schieben/stoßen; to push one’s way through → sich durchdrängen; she pushed her way through the crowd → sie drängte sich durch die Menge
vi (through crowd) → sich durchschieben; (more violently) → sich durchdrängen; (new shoots) → sich herausschieben; he pushed through the crowd → er schob/drängte sich durch die Menge
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