push up against
Upper Intermediate (B2) neutral
To push something until it touches something else, or to reach the edge of what is allowed or possible.
"They pushed the sofa up against the wall to make room for the dance floor."
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#UFC328 Watch Along w/ UFC Hall of Famer Jens Pulver & TJ De Santis
UFC FIGHT PASS · 85:20
Push up against the fence.
#UFC327 Watch Along w/ UFC Hall of Famer Jens Pulver
UFC FIGHT PASS · 210:59
Keep push up against you.
#UFCVegas116 Watch Along w/ UFC Hall of Famer Jens Pulver
UFC FIGHT PASS · 114:21
Push up against the fence.
#UFC327 Watch Along w/ UFC Hall of Famer Jens Pulver
UFC FIGHT PASS · 78:16
Oh, we keeping push up against fans.
#UFC327 Watch Along w/ UFC Hall of Famer Jens Pulver
UFC FIGHT PASS · 84:27
Got to push up against the fence.