little push

collocation in English

meaningsoflittleandpush

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little
adjective
uk
/ˈlɪt.əl/us
/ˈlɪt̬.əl/
small in size ...
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push
noun
uk
/pʊʃ/us
/pʊʃ/
the act of moving someone or something by pressing them with your hands ...
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(Definition oflittleandpushfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflittle push

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It could be done with alittlepush.
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We can give them alittlepush, so that it will become reality.
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I gather that alittlepushwould be needed to ensure that this was done.
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With just onelittlepush, perhaps he could go the whole way.
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We do not need much of a push; but we need alittlepush.
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I hope that my short contribution will have given one morelittlepushtowards obtaining some alleviation of the problem.
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I pride myself in a small constituency way on having given alittlepushto this tax.
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Sometimes alittlepushhere and there at the fence that surrounds us reveals to the general public what they have a right to know.
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We are all familiar with the police officer who is so convinced that he has got the right man that alittlepushover the line seems justifiable.
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I know what it does and that it is trying hard, but there comes a time when we legislators have to give officials alittlepush.
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It gave us that one lastlittlepushwe needed to get up and start writing again.
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It is best to learn from an experienced rider, who can help with alittlepushat first.
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The mighty ideas at the top are supported at the national level to become policies, but they will not work unless someone gives them alittlepushon the ground.
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If medicine at times will assist, we take it not as a habit, but as alittlepushover the hill.
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