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when push comes to shove
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | critical juncture |
| Synonyms: | axis, change, climacteric, climax, contingency, crisis, critical mass, critical moment, critical period, critical point, crossing, crossroads, crucial moment, crucial occurrence, crucial period, crunch, crux, culmination, cusp, decisive moment, defining moment, development, emergency, exigency, high noon, hinge, juncture, kairotic moment, moment of truth, moment of truth, nexus, pass, peak, peripeteia, pinch, pivot, pivotal moment, point of no return, race against time, rising action, shift, strait, transition, turn of the tide, twist, when push comes to shove, zero hour, zero hour |
| Main Entry: | point of no return |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | crucial moment |
| Synonyms: | Rubicon, climax, crossroads, crunch, decisive moment, defining moment, match point, moment of truth, terminus, turning point, when push comes to shove |
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