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push against an open door

push against an open door verb: to do something pointless or unnecessary; to try doing something already done.

Verb

push against an open door (third-person singular simple present pushes against an open door, present participle pushing against an open door, simple past and past participle pushed against an open door)

  1. (idiomatic) To do something pointless or unnecessary; to try doing something already done.

Synonyms of push against an open door

Forms of push against an open door

third-person singular presentpushes against an open door
present participlepushing against an open door
past participlepushed against an open door
pastpushed against an open door
alternative formpush an open door
alternative formpush against open doors

Questions about push against an open door

What does push against an open door mean?
Push against an open door means to do something pointless or unnecessary; to try doing something already done.
What part of speech is push against an open door?
Push against an open door is a verb.
What is the past tense of push against an open door?
The past tense of push against an open door is pushed against an open door.

Words near push against an open door in the dictionary

  1. Puseys
  2. pusghetti
  3. Pusgillian
  4. push
  5. push about
  6. push against an open door
  7. push along
  8. push and shove
  9. push around
  10. push aside
  11. push away

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