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hiromichi
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 Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 12:03 pm Post subject: push back |
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Should "push back on" below be "push back"? Why is 'back' necessary?
�We pushed back on the undue influence of special interests,� Mr. Obama said. �We didn�t give in to mistrust or to cynicism or to fear. Instead, we proved that we are still a people capable of doing big things.�
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pugachevV
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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Push back means to resist, in the vernacular.
He could also have pushed against special interests. |
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hiromichi
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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pugachevV:
Thank you. Let me ask again. Why "push back on" not "push back"?
This was my intended question, but I made a typo.
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pugachevV
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| Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 5:18 am Post subject: |
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It's the way the President speaks, I guess. I think against would have been better than on.
"We resisted", or "opposed the special interests....etc" would have been better English. |
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hiromichi
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| Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 5:21 am Post subject: |
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pugachevV:
Thank you very much.
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