Push comes to shove?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, “<span word="push">push</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shove">shove</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>: <span word="If">If</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shove">shove</span>, <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span>), <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Push">Push</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shove">shove</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="drastic">drastic</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>, <span word="however">however</span> <span word="drastic">drastic</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="open">open</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="yields">yields</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chest">chest</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="chest">chest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p><p><span word="Shove">Shove</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="force">force</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shoving">shoving</span> <span word="match">match</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="gentle">gentle</span> <span word="pushes">pushes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>-<span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="shoves">shoves</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="escalated">escalated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="involved">involved</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="figuratively">figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shove">shove</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="real">real</span>, <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="fooling">fooling</span> <span word="around">around</span>, <span word="brace">brace</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="concentration">concentration</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="notch">notch</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="time">time</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="mettle">mettle</span>, <span word="show">show</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="colors">colors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gutsy">gutsy</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>. <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="accomplish">accomplish</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="sailing">sailing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="smooth">smooth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="calm">calm</span>.</p>
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