when push comes to shove
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when push comes to shove
phrase if push comes to shove
- When the pressure is on; when the situation is critical or urgent; when the time has come for action, even if it is difficult. He is not a particularly talented builder, but when push comes to shove, he can usually get the job done.
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phrase when the pressure is on
| Español | cuando las papas queman, a la hora de la verdad, cuando llegue el momento, cuando llega la hora de la verdad, cuando las cosas se ponen difíciles, cuando las cosas se pongan feas |
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| 日本語 | いざとなると iza to naru to, いざとなったら iza to nattara |
| Deutsch | wenn es ernst wird, wenn es hart auf hart kommt |
| Italiano | quando si viene al dunque, quando il gioco si fa duro |
| Ελληνικά | όταν τα πράγματα φτάνουν στο απροχώρητο ótan ta prágmata ftánoun sto aprochórito |
| Русский | когда́ как сле́дует прижмёт kogdá kak slédujet prižmjót |
| العربية | عندما يجدّ الجدّ |
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