push through
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English
Verb
push through (third-person singular simple present pushes through, present participle pushing through, simple past and past participle pushed through)
- (transitive, figurative) To force (legislation) to be passed.
- (intransitive, figurative) To overcome (pain, discomfort, etc.) by force or willpower.
- (Philippines, transitive, figurative, especially with to or with) To continue or proceed.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, through.
- The corridor was so packed with people that I had to push through.