{"id":47669,"date":"2025-05-06T11:38:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T18:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hollytreeenglish.com\/home\/?p=47669"},"modified":"2025-05-06T11:38:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T18:38:22","slug":"phrasal-verb-push-back-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hollytreeenglish.com\/home\/phrasal-verb-push-back-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Phrasal Verb: &#8220;push Back On","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">The Phrasal Verb<\/h1>\n<p>this week in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollytreeenglish.com\/home\/club\/\">fluency club<\/a>, the topic is politely disagreeing with others. In English, politely disagreeing with someone means that we sometimes need to use some phrasal verbs. So we are here to talk about the phrasal verb \u201cpush back on.\u201d<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">The meaning<\/h1>\n<p>So what does this phrasal verb mean? \u201cPush back on\u201d means to speak against, disagree with, or oppose.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">How do we Use it<\/h1>\n<p>We use \u201cpush back on\u201d as a phrasal verb. Remember that a phrasal verb is a verb that is made of more than one word. Because it is a verb, \u201cpush back on\u201d needs to change when you use a different tense. We can use this phrasal verb in business English, and in normal conversations about deep topics.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">Easy Examples<\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Business English<\/h2>\n<p>The boss hates it when I push back on his ideas.<\/p>\n<p>I<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>pushed back on your point about moving the call center.<\/p>\n<p>The boss is pushing back on my proposal.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Deep Conversations<\/h2>\n<p>Examples of deep conversations are friendly debates, discussions about what to do in a situation, and discussions about politics.<\/p>\n<p>I need to push back on one point you made.<\/p>\n<p>Can I push back on that a little?<\/p>\n<p>The president is pushing back on the new law.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">Your Turn<\/h1>\n<p>Now, it is your turn to try using this phrasal verb. Leave a comment with your own sentence using \u201cpush back on.\u201d I am excited to read the sentences you make.<\/p>\n<p>And, of course, do not forget to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollytreeenglish.com\/home\/club\/\">see if the fluency club is right for you!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Phrasal Verb this week in the fluency club, the topic is politely disagreeing with others. In English, politely disagreeing with someone means that we sometimes need to use some phrasal verbs. So we are here to talk about the phrasal verb \u201cpush back on.\u201d The meaning So what does this phrasal verb mean? \u201cPush<br \/><a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollytreeenglish.com\/home\/phrasal-verb-push-back-on\/\">+ Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_piecal_is_event":false,"_piecal_start_date":"","_piecal_end_date":"","_piecal_is_allday":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"sync_status":"none","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","castos_file_data":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-47669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-for-students-of-english","category-home"],"acf":[],"episode_featured_image":false,"episode_player_image":"https:\/\/www.hollytreeenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/English-Like-An-Eagle-2.jpg","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/english-like-an-eagle\/id1534350389","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_play":{"key":"google_play","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaG9sbHl0cmVlZW5nbGlzaC5jb20vZmVlZC9wb2RjYXN0","label":"Google Play","class":"google_play","icon":"google-play.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaG9sbHl0cmVlZW5nbGlzaC5jb20vZmVlZC9wb2RjYXN0","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"pandora":{"key":"pandora","url":"","label":"Pandora","class":"pandora","icon":"pandora.png"},"rss":{"key":"rss","url":"","label":"RSS","class":"rss","icon":"rss.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2wxVzF27hyETfyop2KgzEs","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"youtube":{"key":"youtube","url":"","label":"YouTube","class":"youtube","icon":"youtube.png"},"itunes":{"key":"itunes","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/english-like-an-eagle\/id1534350389","label":"iTunes","class":"itunes","icon":"itunes.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/www.hollytreeenglish.com\/home\/feed\/podcast\/english-like-an-eagle","embedCode":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"fwYj4J9RXA\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollytreeenglish.com\/home\/phrasal-verb-push-back-on\/\">Phrasal Verb: &#8220;push Back On<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollytreeenglish.com\/home\/phrasal-verb-push-back-on\/embed\/#?secret=fwYj4J9RXA\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" title=\"&#8220;Phrasal Verb: &#8220;push Back On&#8221; &#8212; HollyTreeEnglish\" data-secret=\"fwYj4J9RXA\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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