push under
Shove something down
To push under is to force something beneath a surface or threshold, often with connotations of suppression or concealment.
You might push a box under the bed or push feelings under the surface.
She pushed the memory under and tried to focus on work.
The phrase suggests deliberate effort to keep something hidden or submerged.
- fight downForcibly restrain an emotion
- suppressForcibly put an end to
- hold downKeep fixed by pressure
- submergePlunge beneath liquid
- displaceRemove from proper position
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