Idioms · Proverb Hunter

Shove one’s way (somewhere)

To make a path through a crowd by pushing.We shoved our way into the department store for the big sale.

To start, to leave."I think that it is time for us to shove off. It is almost midnight."

To not have enough of something.We are short of sugar so I will buy some when I am at the store.

Something that is a shortened form of a word or phrase.The woman's nickname is short for her full name.

Unfair or unequal treatment.The man always gets the short end of the stick when he is at work.

Brief and pleasant.My visit with my parents was short and sweet.

To add support to something which is weak.It was necessary to shore up the house after the mud slide.

To go to various stores to look for something.We shopped around for a month before we bought a new stereo system.

To shoot at someone or something recklessly.In many western movies the outlaws come into town and shoot up everything.

To take drugs by injecting them.We saw someone shooting up heroin in the alley.