at a push

/atə pˈʊʃ/

/æɾə pˈʊʃ/

[phrase]

at a push

[PHRASE]

only through extreme hard work

Examples

1. I only expect these to last around 10 years or so at a push, but there were always other options.

2. The cold store isn't a big room, maybe twenty by twenty at a push, the wall tiles riddled with cracks and greenish buds of mould.

3. If that one pair of small shorts at a push don't also go with tights just aren't welcome in my wardrobe at all!

4. At a push though, I think I’ve learned no matter what you say or do you’ll always offend someone, somewhere in the world, for reasons you couldn’t possibly comprehend.