push shit uphill
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Attempting to do something with great difficulty generally with little chance of success.
Australian usage; Slang
Example Sentences
- "'Well, the makers had to push shit uphill to get it approved for consumption. Apparently the FDA knocked it back eight times because one of its ingredients converts to formaldehyde in the body,' I explained."
Usage
Inflected Forms
pushes shit uphill (present, singular)
pushing shit uphill (participle, present)
pushed shit uphill (participle, past)
pushed shit uphill (past)