push and shove

English

Verb

push and shove (third-person singular simple present pushes and shoves, present participle pushing and shoving, simple past and past participle pushed and shoved)

To use one's strength to force oneself through a crowded area.
He pushed and shoved his way to the stage to steal the microphone from the singer.

Translations

force oneself through a crowded area

Chinese:
Mandarin: 擁擠 (zh), 拥挤 (zh) (yōngjǐ), 左推右搡 (zuǒtuīyòusǎng)

Dutch: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: töniä (fi), tyrkkiä

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