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push shit uphill en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (Australia, slang, vulgar) Attempting to do something with great difficulty generally with little chance of success.
    • 'Well, the makers had to push shit uphill to get it approved for consumption. Apparently the FDA knocked it back eight times because one of its ingredients converts to formaldehyde in the body,' I explained. 2012, Tamra Mercieca, Getting Naked: The Dating Game, page 161:

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pushes shit uphill Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
pushed shit uphill Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pushed shit uphill Tense=Past lexicographic
pushing shit uphill Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic