push aside

push aside
phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "push aside":
present tense I/you/we/they push aside he/she/it pushes aside present participle pushing aside past tense pushed aside past participle pushed aside
to refuse to think about something unpleasant

She pushed her doubts aside and carried on.


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