The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms INTRO ...

up daisies.
--n. 13 shove, thrust, nudge: My car needs a push to get it
started. 14 effort, energy, dynamism, drive, force, enterprise,
ambition, vigour, determination, initiative, eagerness, spirit,
enthusiasm, zeal, verve, Colloq get-up-and-go, zing, zip,
gumption, go: If he had a bit more push, he might succeed. 15
campaign, attack, assault, advance, offensive, charge,
onslaught, foray, sortie, invasion, incursion, raid, sally,
blitzkrieg, blitz, strike: The troops were massed along the
coast, ready for the big push inland. 16 the push. dismissal,
notice, Colloq marching orders, Chiefly Brit the sack, the boot,
Chiefly US and Canadian walking papers, a pink slip: He'd been
with the company for twenty years, but they still gave him the
push when sales fell.
pushover n. 1 sure thing, Colloq piece of cake, child's play, snap,
cinch, picnic, walk-over, US breeze, Slang cinch, Brit doddle,
US lead-pipe cinch: The Latin exam was a pushover. 2 Colloq
walk-over, chump, soft touch, soft or easy mark, easy prey or
game, Slang patsy, sucker, stooge, sap, Brit mug, US and
Canadian milquetoast: I spotted him at once as a pushover for
the find-the-lady con.
pushy adj. forward, (self-)assertive, forceful, aggressive,
obnoxious, arrogant, bumptious, brassy, brazen, impertinent,
insolent, pushing, presumptuous, officious, loud, showy, cocky,
brash, offensive, bold, Colloq cheeky: I hate pushy salesmen
who won't take 'No' for an answer.
pussyfoot v. 1 sneak, creep, slink, prowl, steal, tiptoe: I wish she'd
stop pussyfooting about the house. 2 beat about the bush, hem
or hum and haw, equivocate, hesitate, be evasive, evade the
issue, prevaricate, tergiversate, be noncommittal, be or sit on
the fence, blow hot and cold: Don't pussyfoot with me - just
come out and say what you really think.
put v. 1 place, position, situate, set, lay, station, stand,
deposit, rest, settle; locate: Please put all books where they
belong. 2 assign, commit, cause, set, consign, subject: I
joined the army to fight for my country, and they put me to work
peeling potatoes. 3 subject, cause to experience or undergo or
suffer, consign, send: He was put to death for his beliefs, not