push shit uphill

verb

Attempting to do something with great difficulty generally with little chance of success.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person pushes shit uphill · participle present pushing shit uphill · participle past pushed shit uphill · past pushed shit uphill

  1. AustraliaslangvulgarAttempting to do something with great difficulty generally with little chance of success.

    'Well, the makers had to push shit uphill to get it approved for consumption. Apparently the FDA knocked it back eight times because one of its ingredients converts to formaldehyde in the body,' I explained.

    2012, Tamra Mercieca, Getting Naked: The Dating Game, page 161
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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