pushing through

Verb

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

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, through.
   • The corridor was so packed with people that I had to push through.
2. (ditransitive, figuratively, transitive) To force (legislation or a plan) to be passed or agreed to or a decision to be reached.
   • He pushed the scheme through before anybody analyzed it thoroughly.
3. (figuratively, intransitive, transitive) To overcome (pain, discomfort, etc.) by force or willpower; to keep moving (someone or something) along in a process.
   • No matter the dangers, we have to push through.
4. (Philippines, especially, figuratively, transitive) To continue or proceed.