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give someone the rush act

give someone the rush act verb: to attempt to pressure someone into doing something.

Verb

give someone the rush act (third-person singular simple present gives someone the rush act, present participle giving someone the rush act, simple past gave someone the rush act, past participle given someone the rush act)

  1. (US, dated, slang) To attempt to pressure someone into doing something.

Forms of give someone the rush act

third-person singular presentgives someone the rush act
present participlegiving someone the rush act
pastgave someone the rush act
past participlegiven someone the rush act

Questions about give someone the rush act

What does give someone the rush act mean?
Give someone the rush act means to attempt to pressure someone into doing something.
What part of speech is give someone the rush act?
Give someone the rush act is a verb.
What is the past tense of give someone the rush act?
The past tense of give someone the rush act is gave someone the rush act.

Words near give someone the rush act in the dictionary

  1. give someone the heave-ho
  2. give someone the lie in their throat
  3. give someone the mitten
  4. give someone the old heave-ho
  5. give someone the runaround
  6. give someone the rush act
  7. give someone the shits
  8. give someone the slip
  9. give someone the time
  10. give someone their cards
  11. give someone their flowers

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