to continue a journey, especially after stopping for a period of time
to continue doing something, especially when you do not have much time
As he turned the sign around on the door and prepared to pull the steel bars home, he felt a push on the door.
I’ve pushed on with the work because I want to finish it today.
Next day we pushed on towards London.
The door to 3B was not quite shut and it opened with a push on well-oiled hinges.
There was no one behind the wooden desk and no response to Orsini's impatient push on the bell.
There’s a lot to do, so let’s push on.
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There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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