While this expression literally means “push-push,” it has two uses that are useful to know. Let’s take a look.<\/p>\n
1. Pushing and shoving<\/strong><\/p>\n This means the type of confusion you’d find in big, rowdy crowds.<\/p>\n Houve muito empurra-empurra durante o show de rock; foi um tumulto de verdade.<\/em> There was a lot of pushing and shoving during the rock show; it was real pandemonium.<\/p>\n Sempre quando chega um ator famoso no teatro, tem muito empurra-empurra para v\u00ea-lo<\/em>. Whenever a famous actor comes to a theater, there’s a lot of pushing and shoving to see him.<\/p>\n Example from the news<\/a><\/p>\n 2. Blame game<\/strong><\/p>\n This can be used in talking about politics or a contentious argument.<\/p>\n A comiss\u00e3o virou um jogo de empurra-empurra; todo mundo ficou botando a culpa um no outro. <\/em>The commission became a blame game; everyone was blaming each other.<\/p>\n Continuou o jogo de empurra-empurra na discuss\u00e3o sobre o aquecimento global<\/em>. The blame game continued in the argument about global warming.<\/p>\n