When push comes to shove 或 if push comes to shove 這兩個短語的意思是「緊急關頭、被迫不得以時採取行動」。
He』s quite unreliable, but when push comes to shove I know he』ll be there to help.
Money is tight, but if push comes to shove we』ll have to get a loan.
另一個和「推 push」有關的表達 push the boat out 的意思是「花很多錢大肆慶祝」。
I am going to push the boat out for my birthday this year.
He always pushes the boat out for parties.