press on - Idioms - by the Free Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

press (up)on someone or something

to put pressure on someone or something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) The crowd pressed upon the child, squeezing out all his breath. The load presses on your car's springs very heavily.

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press something (up)on someone

to urge or force something on someone; to try to get someone to accept something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) He always presses second helpings upon his guests. She pressed a gift on us that we could not refuse.

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press on something

to push or depress something, such as a button, catch, snap, etc. Press on this button if you require room service. Don't press on this because it rings a loud bell.

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press on(ward)

to continue; to continue to try. Don't give up! Press onward! I have lots to do. I must press on.

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press on also press ahead

to continue to go forward push on We pressed on toward the town even though we were both so tired we could barely walk.

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press on (with something) also press ahead (with something)

to continue to do something in a determined way He said his comments were meant as a joke, but the Miss America Organization pressed on with its lawsuit. The construction firm pressed ahead with plans to build the skyscraper.

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? References in classic literature
Allen had no similar information to give, no similar triumphs to press on the unwilling and unbelieving ear of her friend, and was forced to sit and appear to listen to all these maternal effusions, consoling herself, however, with the discovery, which her keen eye soon made, that the lace on Mrs. Northanger Abbey by Austen, Jane View in context I was glad to know that we were to have a little printing press on board and issue a daily newspaper of our own. The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context And the question was repeated, while he struggled for will power sufficient to press on the light. Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context More results

? References in classic literature

Allen had no similar information to give, no similar triumphs to press on the unwilling and unbelieving ear of her friend, and was forced to sit and appear to listen to all these maternal effusions, consoling herself, however, with the discovery, which her keen eye soon made, that the lace on Mrs.

Northanger Abbey by Austen, Jane View in context

I was glad to know that we were to have a little printing press on board and issue a daily newspaper of our own.

The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context

And the question was repeated, while he struggled for will power sufficient to press on the light.

Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context

More results