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Phrase(s): press something against someone or something
to push or force something against someone or something. • The person in line behind Betty kept pressing his elbow against her. • I pressed my hand against the door and it opened., Phrase(s): press against someone or something
to push or bear upon someone or something. • I pressed against Henry, trying gently to get him to move out of the way. • Don’t press against the glass door!
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs