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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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hello-

can someone tell me what it means?

"push came to shove"

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the full saying is 'when push came/comes to shove'. The 'when' is important. It means the time when things get worse or turn bad and you have to act.

— Nona the brit

  • the full saying is 'when push came/comes to shove'.
  • The 'when' is important.
  • It means the time when things get worse or turn bad and you have to act.
  • I imagine it comes from what happens at the start of a fight - pushing turns to shoving turns to fighting!
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the full saying is 'when push came/comes to shove'. The 'when' is important.

It means the time when things get worse or turn bad and you have to act. I imagine it comes from what happens at the start of a fight - pushing turns to shoving turns to fighting!
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