Pushing on a string

A strategy that is fundamentally flawed and not capable of solving a chosen problem, even with tremendous effort.
In macroeconomics, the term refers a policy where central banks loosen monetary policy to increase the supply of money available for investment when there is little potential demand for investment, such as when firms have large cash reserves, underutilized production facilities, and large inventories and very limited consumer demand.

Gov wants to revive the economic strategy of pushing on a string by loosening monetary policy for the private sector during the slack in the economy.

by mlhiss September 23, 2019

Pushing Out Stones

When you sit on the toilet and you begin to push out a clustered ball/balls of shit that look like boulders. I.e. Taking a shit when Constipated

Fred sat on the toilet only to find out he was Pushing Out Stones.

by SovietSpaghetti September 15, 2019

pushing out a fatty

taking a big shit

“woah man, are you pushing out a fatty?”

by x.denzone.z February 1, 2021

pushing coins off

An analogy of remembering events you have forgotten as if your brain worked like a arcade coin pusher

“you’ll get there, you’re pushing coins off”

by albeart December 7, 2021

Pushing the cork out of the bottle

The first time a divorced woman has sexual intercourse post marriage.

She wasted little time before pushing the cork out of the bottle.

by Chickthree52 April 18, 2018