push for (something)
push for (something)
To advocate or lobby for something to happen or become established, especially in a persistent or demanding manner. The governor has been pushing for a new tax-relief scheme for middle- and lower-class workers. I've been pushing for a communal tea and coffee station since I first started working here.
See also: push
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
push for something
to request or demand something. The citizens are pushing for an investigation of the police department. My secretary is pushing for a raise.
See also: push
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
push for
v.
To request or demand something insistently: Taxpayers are pushing for tax reforms.
See also: push
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
- push for
- tail after
- trail after
- trail after (someone or something)
- keep harping on
- keep harping on (someone or something)
- harp on about (someone or something)
- rub up on
- keep harping on about (someone or something)
- needle about