give somebody the push

All we had to do was give the investigation a final push.

We give him a little push and down he goes.

He turned his wife away from him and gave her a small push.

She gave him a hard push from behind, then reached for a hand up in turn.

He opened the door and gave her a little push inside.

I knew Mother always had to give her a push to get started.

He pulled his hand away and gave me a push.

Beyond that, we'll give them a little push and be on our way.

He gave her a little push, and she fell back.

He took his hand away and gave her a little push.