push and shove

Verb

Japanese Meaning

混雑した場所で、力を使って無理やり前に進む / 群衆の中を押しながら進む / 押しのけながら前方へ進む行為

At the crowded subway exit, commuters began to push and shove to get onto the train.

混雑した地下鉄の出口で、乗客たちは電車に乗るために押し合いへし合いし始めた。

Sense（1）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, shove.

Sense（2）

To use one's strength to force oneself through a crowded area.

He pushed and shoved his way to the stage to steal the microphone from the singer.

pushes and shoves

（ present singular third-person ）

pushing and shoving

（ participle present ）

pushed and shoved

（ participle past ）

pushed and shoved

（ past ）