push through

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push through

verbo transitivo con partícula

1. hacer aprobar (reform, law) (con urgencia)

push through

verb:transitive:plus_adverb

1 (through door, hole) introducir; meter

he opened the door and pushed the box through with his foot she made a little hole in the fence and pushed the message through there was a gap in the railings and she managed to push her sister through

I pushed my way through me abrí paso a empujones

2 (get done quickly) [+deal] expeditar; apresurar; (Parl) [+bill] hacer aprobar

The government were determined to push the legislation through

verb:transitive:plus_preposition

he pushed me through the door me hizo entrar/salir (por la puerta) de un empujón

she pushed her pram through the crowd she pushed her little brother through the hedge first and then followed after him he pushed his son through the turnstile

he pushed his hand through the bars sacó la mano por entre los barrotes; to push one's way through the crowd abrirse paso a empujones entre la multitud

The government pushed the bill through Parliament

2 (Parl)

the government pushed the bill through Parliament el gobierno hizo que el parlamento aprobara el proyecto de ley

verb:intransitive:plus_adverb

[+plant] abrirse paso

verb:intransitive:plus_preposition

(through crowd) abrirse paso por

he pushed through the crowd in an effort to reach her

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