What's the difference between pushover and wuss?

Pushover


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Their aim is to score a pushover try by forcing the opposition back inch by inch, until at last Ed Miliband cracks.
  • (2) Palace had started the day in second place and with Cabaye imperious and James McArthur just as impressive at the Frenchman’s side they are no longer pushovers.
  • (3) That is more than West Ham dare hope for, since for a Sam Allardyce side the visitors were pallid here, almost as much of a pushover as the Blackburn rabble that went down 7-1 three years ago at Old Trafford in a result that altered the course of events at Ewood and ultimately Upton Park.
  • (4) Wily and smart, she is more than a match for the suitors who attempt to claim her in his absence; and she is no pushover, either, when Odysseus finally turns up.
  • (5) That is not to suggest that Baker, 55, will prove a pushover for Jeremy Hunt.
  • (6) There will be loyalty, but they will not be pushovers: conservatism is not known to attract those with a collectivist mindset.
  • (7) "I'm not going to be a pushover for the City," he stressed.
  • (8) But Neuberger would be no pushover as president of the supreme court.
  • (9) It is also important to remember that, even if all things were equal, Mugabe would be no electoral pushover.
  • (10) The man who coached Costa Rica to a shock 1-0 win over Scotland in 1990 that helped them qualify from their World Cup group has warned England the Central American side will be no pushovers next summer.
  • (11) In the event, she showed herself (and her whips) to be a pushover for just 18 backbenchers with a lobby or a grievance.
  • (12) We've read all the research and we don't want strict routines, but we don't want to be a deranged pushover either.
  • (13) No one in the industry who knows Campbell will tell you she is a pussycat or a pushover, but many speak highly of her loyalty, her commitment to causes she believes in.
  • (14) Eight weeks later, Patterson was back in the ring for another seemingly routine defence against the unknown Johansson, whose smiling demeanour and playboy reputation suggested he would prove a mere pushover.
  • (15) Though she wouldn't be the first choice to play a pushover, or indeed any character to whom smiling comes naturally, in real life Jones is warm and witty.
  • (16) Everyone is talking about Denver in week 11 as the first real test of Kansas City’s mettle, but the Bills are no pushovers.
  • (17) Despite haphazard preparations that involved a dearth of friendlies and financial constraints, Iran will be no pushovers.
  • (18) For a while, it looked as if it would be a pushover.
  • (19) People should not make the mistake of thinking him a pushover, however, as Matt Rogers, a Chu appointee at the energy department, has made clear: "He is a kind man; he is a nice man.
  • (20) Sampson was given privileged access, but he was no pushover.

Wuss


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) WE’RE MEANT TO BE ON WUSS ISLAND,” I yell, stumbling and covering my head and waving my arms at the same time to ward it off.
  • (2) And we wanted to make this clear, that we had tried to talk to Kembrah Pfahler, the woman behind the band in question, in case you assumed we were a bunch of wusses who couldn't quite stomach engaging in conversation with this force of nature, this fearsome creature of the night.
  • (3) Any man who looks after his children is seen as a wuss – and not career compatible.
  • (4) From this moment on MQ and I point to the walking birds and the impotent spiders we spot on our hikes and yell “WUSS ISLAND!” as we pass.
  • (5) Cameron: "Let them eat stag's liver" … Osborne: More than you did, you big, fat wuss.
  • (6) Sorry: not sorry The president says sorry surprisingly often, but uses it only in the passive-aggressive sense of “I’m not sorry at all, but I’m saying sorry in order to imply that you’re such a wuss that the facts hurt your feelings, you idiot.” Thus: “Sorry, people want border security and extreme vetting.” (Not sorry.)
  • (7) Even some plants on the island that have thorns on the mainland do not have thorns on Wuss Island because there is nothing here to attack them.
  • (8) But despite being a wuss on many levels, there is one thing I’m not scared of: spiders.
  • (9) Now, every Trump voter sees two congenital wusses who can only win by teaming up, two loser would-be antagonists so weak that even their insults need a partnership.
  • (10) After the Wuss Island revelations we dine on medium rare steak (perfect) and kingfish with pigfish as the entree.
  • (11) "Charles Tavistock is a wuss," opines Jeanette Phillips.
  • (12) Before dinner we sit in on a presentation by the naturalist Ian Hutton, which leads to MQ and I rechristening Lord Howe as Wuss Island.

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