Difference between bet and push
Definitions
noun
- the money risked on a gamble
- the act of gambling
verb
- have faith or confidence in
- maintain with or as if with a bet
- stake on the outcome of an issue
Examples
It would almost be better to have no backbench bills at all than the current system, which offers a false glimmer of hope.
Elisabeth found herself with a straggle of colonists in a mosquito-ridden, uncleared jungle where sandflies bored into the skin of the feet and the clay soil was so intractable that nothing would grow.
Divide half the mixture between 4 glass bowls, then sprinkle with a few fresh raspberries and a bit more crushed honeycomb.
Definitions
verb
- approach a certain age or speed
- press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
- make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
- move with force
- press against forcefully without moving
noun
- enterprising or ambitious drive
- the act of applying force in order to move something away
- an effort to advance
- the force used in pushing
- an electrical switch operated by pressing
Examples
Ballymaloe take a more seasonal approach to things by using redcurrant rather than lemon juice, made by simmering a couple of punnets of the astringent little fruits with water, and then pushing them through a sieve.
Another friend notes a shift in the type of gifts given at wedding showers, a reversion to 1950s-style offerings: soup ladles and frilly aprons are being unwrapped along with see-through nighties and push-up bras.
Likewise, it was ixnay on the ommentcay when asked about reports that former show exec producer Nigel Lythgoe is returning triumphant to the show after having been pushed aside a couple of seasons back when that was their Really Bright Idea for jump-starting "Idol" and revving up ratings.
