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pushed water uphill

pushed water uphill is the simple past and past participle of push water uphill.

Meaning of push water uphill

Verb

push water uphill (third-person singular simple present pushes water uphill, present participle pushing water uphill, simple past and past participle pushed water uphill)

  1. (idiomatic) To try to achieve a goal despite huge resistance or nearly futile awkwardness, the task being an uphill battle.
    • A Salesman Unaided by the House is Pushing Water Uphill.1917, Cycle and Automobile Trade Journal - Volume 21, Chilton Company, page 161

Questions about pushed water uphill

What is pushed water uphill the simple past and past participle of?
Pushed water uphill is the simple past and past participle of push water uphill.

Words near pushed water uphill in the dictionary

  1. pushed up
  2. pushed up against
  3. pushed up daisies
  4. pushed up on
  5. pushed up the daisies
  6. pushed water uphill
  7. pushed wood
  8. pushedst
  9. pushee
  10. pushees
  11. pusher

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