when push comes to shove

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when push comes to shove

1. (比喻義，俗語) 危急情況下，万不得已的時候

   He is not a particularly talented builder, but when push comes to shove, he can usually get the job done.

   他不是特別有天賦的建築工，但是緊急情況下他還是能完成工作。

   • 2020年5月20日, Andrew Haines talks to Stefanie Foster, 「Repurpose rail for the 2020s」, 出自 Rail，第 35 頁:

     "We've demonstrated that when push comes to shove, we can be really fast, we can be agile, we can do things more slickly.

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• in a pinch
• nut-cutting time
• when the chips are down
• when the gloves come off