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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a friendly shove" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a gentle or encouraging push, often in a metaphorical sense, to motivate someone to take action.
Example: "Sometimes, all you need is a friendly shove to get you started on your goals."
Alternatives: "a gentle nudge" or "an encouraging push".
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10.47am GMT 3rd over: England 15-1 (Hales 2, Stokes 0) Four leg-byes give England a friendly shove.
Yes some people are painfully introverted, but most welcome a friendly shove in the right direction.
Even Casanova, who gives him a friendly shove and says he's talented, is all nodding assent when everyone starts to trash talk on him.
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Manuel also gave Mike Pelfrey a friendly little shove up the dugout stairs for a curtain call after his seven innings, a way of rewarding somebody who pitched hard for him this year.
Despite the somewhat violent parts (people pushing and shoving, crowd surfing, etc) it is a friendly event.
Michael Beasley of the Phoenix Suns earned himself some bad press in 2011 when he shoved a heckler during what was supposed to be a "friendly" game with Kevin Durant at Dyckman Park in New York City.
A friendly, O.K".
"It's a friendly.
"A friendly edge".
A friendly rat.
It was only a friendly.
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