Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that is easily defeated or taken advantage of.
- noun Something that is easily done or attained. synonym: breeze.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Someone who is easily
swayed orinfluenced to change his/her mind orcomply . - noun Someone who lets himself be picked or bullied on without defending or stand up for him/herself.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who is easily taken advantage of
- noun any undertaking that is easy to do
Etymologies
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Examples
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We are not a pushover, which is really pleasing, and we keep on going and, if we can keep that up in the coming months, we will be OK.
Darren Bent says Aston Villa link-up with Agbonlahor can serve England 2011
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Bygones is one thing, being a pushover is another.
Fineman: Obama And Durbin Want Lieberman To Stay As Homeland Security Chair 2009
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Neither Diller nor Gehry is known as a pushover, but both say they had an easy, if not entirely conflict-free, relationship.
diller@gehry.nyc Goldberger, Paul 2007
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"Mariella Frostrup, not normally known as a pushover, seemed to come over all unnecessary when she hosted a question-and-answer session with the prime minister at the Labour conference."
They do love HMV at the BBC Not a sheep 2007
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Neither Diller nor Gehry is known as a pushover, but both say they had an easy, if not entirely conflict-free, relationship.
diller@gehry.nyc Goldberger, Paul 2007
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Mariella Frostrup, not normally known as a pushover, seemed to come over all unnecessary when she hosted a question-and-answer session with the prime minister at the Labour conference.
Archive 2007-09-01 Burke's Corner 2007
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Mariella Frostrup, not normally known as a pushover, seemed to come over all unnecessary when she hosted a question-and-answer session with the prime minister at the Labour conference.
Archive 2007-09-23 Valleys Mam 2007
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Mariella Frostrup, not normally known as a pushover, seemed to come over all unnecessary when she hosted a question-and-answer session with the prime minister at the Labour conference.
Flirting at Bournemouth Burke's Corner 2007
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Mariella Frostrup, not normally known as a pushover, seemed to come over all unnecessary when she hosted a question-and-answer session with the prime minister at the Labour conference.
Now its Gordon "Clooney" Valleys Mam 2007
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If the woman was a good listener and even-handed, she was dubbed a pushover and someone likely to have trouble unraveling the “real story.”
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