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pushover

pus·ho·ver

UK/ˈpʊʃəʊvə(ɹ)/ US/ˈpʊˌʃoʊvɜr/ uncommon

noun

1.
2.

any undertaking that is easy to do

  • “marketing this product will be no picnic”

Origin

A deverbal from push over. First use appears c. 1891 in the Galveston Daily News.

Phrases

  • cave in
  • give in
  • turn the other cheek

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