when push comes to shove

When push comes to shove, what Trump and many of his supporters want is authoritarianism in the services of their personal and group advantage, not the traditional ideal of a rule of law that creates a level playing field and social stability within which economic and political competition takes place.

But when push comes to shove, look at his victories in the religion cases, which have completely upended the mid-20th-century settlement on the relationship between religion and government.

While we have come to believe there are alternative realities, when push comes to shove, we really all live in the same reality – and the climate crisis is the wake-up call to this actual fact.

But when push comes to shove, Biden has sided with Israel, declining to significantly hold back military aid and vetoing United Nations measures opposed by Israel, including a recent one to formally recognize a Palestinian state.

“I’m not a huge fan of conflict, but when push comes to shove, I will,” McIlroy said last week.