at a push
US /æt ə pʊʃ/
UK /æt ə pʊʃ/

1.
a fatica, con uno sforzo, se proprio necessario
if you say that you can do something at a push, you mean that it will be difficult but possible
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I can finish the report by tomorrow, at a push.
Posso finire il rapporto entro domani, a fatica.
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We can fit five people in the car at a push.
Possiamo far entrare cinque persone in macchina a fatica.