Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

if push comes to shove

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables
if -push -comes -to shove
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does if push comes to shove mean?
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