No. 14,962 in German
schieben
"Schieben" means "to push" or "to shove."
In a sentence
Ich schiebe den Tisch an die Wand.
I push the table against the wall.
Here, 'schieben' is used literally to mean physically pushing something.
Wir schieben die Entscheidung auf nächste Woche.
We postpone the decision to next week.
In this usage, 'schieben' is figurative and means to delay or postpone an action.
Er schiebt die Schuld auf mich.
He shifts the blame onto me.
Here, 'schieben' is used to describe assigning or transferring blame figuratively.
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