[問題]2002年10月 聽力 Q11

[molecular]

M: I have to borrow enough money to buy a plane ticket. My archaeology class is taking a future trip to Alaska and I may never get another chance like this.
W: Look, when push comes to show, the people you can rely on most are your family.

The answer is (D) Borrow money from his family.

請問"push comes to show"是何意?
是說當壓力來的時候嘛?
Thanks

[micki]

我用google 找, 幾乎都是 "When Push Comes to Shove"
不是 "when push comes to show"


when (if) push comes to shove 急需之時

例句:
"We extol the virtues of motherhood and bestow praise on the
self-sacrificing homemaker but when push comes to shove, we give her
little recognition for what she does." (Los Angeles Times)

我們頌揚母愛的美德, 並讚揚自我犧牲的家庭主婦, 但在重要關頭時, 卻對她們的貢獻不加表彰