Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give someone the rush act

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables
give -some-one the rush act
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
3
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To attempt to pressure someone into doing something.

American usage; Dated; Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

gives someone the rush act (present, singular) giving someone the rush act (participle, present) gave someone the rush act (past) given someone the rush act (participle, past)

Questions

What does give someone the rush act mean?
To attempt to pressure someone into doing something.

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