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Push for

/push for/  ยท  pronounced with confidence

Principal meanings
EnglishMeaning
Push for vtr phrasal, very informal 1. To amend somebody in an Italian way.
You can't just push for a sandwich like that.
Push for vtr phrasal, very informal 2. To play someone timidly.
The landlord threatened to push for the whole building.