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if/when push comes to shove

if you say that something can be done if push comes to shove, you mean that it can be done if the situation becomes so bad that you have to do it. Look, if push comes to shove we'll just have to sell the car.

See also: come, push

Shove/Stick something up your arse! (taboo!)

something that you say in order to tell someone in a very angry way that you do not want or need something they could give you. Tell Mr Peabody he can take his job and shove it up his arse!

See also: arse, stick

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when push comes to shove

when all the easy solutions to a problem have not worked, and something must be done. Only a few people will really come through for you when push comes to shove.

See also: come, push