Far from precipitating that event therefore he pushed it off until the very last moment, when, in fact, there was no alternative left him.
After hours of detailed debate stretching late into the night Monday, the San Rafael City Council pushed off a decision until Aug. 6 to allow for further deliberation.
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push off — or[shove off] {v.} 1. To push a boat away from the shore. * /Before Tom could reach the boat, Jake had shoved off./ 2. {slang} To start; leave. * /We were ready to push off at ten o clock, but had to wait for Jill./ * /Jim was planning to stay at … Dictionary of American idioms
push off — or[shove off] {v.} 1. To push a boat away from the shore. * /Before Tom could reach the boat, Jake had shoved off./ 2. {slang} To start; leave. * /We were ready to push off at ten o clock, but had to wait for Jill./ * /Jim was planning to stay at … Dictionary of American idioms
push\ off — • push off • shove off v 1. To push a boat away from the shore. Before Tom could reach the boat, Jake had shoved off. 2. slang To start; leave. We were ready to push off at ten o clock, but had to wait for Jill. Jim was planning to stay at the… … Словарь американских идиом
push off — Brit. informal go away; depart. → push push off exert pressure with an oar so as to move a boat out from a bank. → push … English new terms dictionary
push off — / push on [v] leave; go to another place beat it*, continue, depart, exit, fare, get away, get lost*, go, go away, hie, hit the road*, journey, keep going, launch, light out, make oneself scarce*, make progress, pass, proceed, process, pull out,… … New thesaurus
push off — phrasal verb Word forms push off : present tense I/you/we/they push off he/she/it pushes off present participle pushing off past tense pushed off past participle pushed off 1) [intransitive] informal old fashioned to leave a place I ll wait ten… … English dictionary
push off — PHRASAL VERB: usu imper (disapproval) If you tell someone to push off, you are telling them rather rudely to go away. [INFORMAL] [V P] Push off, Bob … English dictionary
push off — informal you re not welcome here, so push off Syn: go away, depart, leave, get out; go, get moving, be off (with you), shoo; informal skedaddle, vamoose, split, scram, run along, beat it, get lost, shove off, buzz off, clear off, bug off … Thesaurus of popular words
push off — AND shove off in. to leave. (As if one were pushing away from a dock.) □ Well, it looks like it’s time to push off. □ It’s time to go. Let’s shove off … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
push-off — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: from push off, v. 1. a. : the action of pushing off b. : send off 2 … Useful english dictionary
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