Sentence examples for a push over from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a push over" is not correct; it should be "a pushover." You can use it to describe someone who is easily influenced or manipulated, often in a negative context.

Example: "She is such a pushover that her friends always convince her to do things she doesn't want to do."
Alternatives: "easily swayed" or "soft touch."

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No one likes a push over, so force them to do things.

And why was Captain Phasma such a push over?

"There's been a push over the last few decades for the church to become more involved in the media," Father Martin said.

In their mind they are often in the right so listening to their point of view and hearing them out is not agreeing with them or being a "push over" it's helping them relax which in the long run could end up saving a life.

Break the club rules, as Messier has, and you will be left to fall or even given a push over the edge.

"If you lose in India badly, you then go to New Zealand and they are not a push over any more".

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He will not be a push-over for President Obama.

Jackson says: "He was never a push-over.

John Cleese plays barrister Archie Leach, hired to defend a jewel thief whose partner, Wanda Jamie Lee Curtiss), proves a push-over for Archie's rendition of Pushkin.

Injury woes are still an issue, and the Montreal Impact didn't look like a push-over expansion side against Chicago last week.

So, does selflessness mean becoming a push-over?

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