push off

verb

1. Alsopush out to move into open water, as by being cast off from a mooring
2. informal.
   intr to go away; leave

Idioms and Phrases

Also, shove off . Leave, set out, depart, as in The patrol pushed off before dawn , or It's time to shove off . This usage alludes to the literal meaning of a person in a boat pushing against the bank or dock to move away from the shore. [ Colloquial ; early 1900s]

Example Sentences

Merchan could push off Trump’s sentencing another four years, once he’s out of the White House and a private citizen again.

From Slate

Kershaw’s left big toe — a key component in his ability to push off the rubber as a left-handed pitcher — has been compromised by a bone spur that flared up during an Aug. 30 start in Arizona.

From Los Angeles Times

“If you can’t push off,” Kershaw said, “you can’t create what you need to create.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Throwing off the mound, that turf mound, felt a little better today. So I feel like I’m doing enough to keep my arm going. It’s not there yet to be able to push off for a full game. But it’s getting better.”

From Los Angeles Times

While he is hopeful of a quick return once his toe improves enough to properly push off the rubber, he acknowledged Monday that “there’s not that much time” for that process to play out.

From Los Angeles Times