Definitions by Dude89

when push comes to shove 

At a point when, or if, all else has been taken into account and matters must be confronted, one way or another.

“We extol the virtues of motherhood and bestow praise on the self-sacrificing homemaker but when push comes to shove, we give her little recognition for what she does” (Los Angeles Times).

when push comes to shove by Dude89 May 30, 2006