press on
push on
plough on

Since she's the one who left, I would never press myself on her.

Congress will thus have to press forward on its own.

Oh well we won't press you on that particular point then.

Now probably wasn't the best time to press him on their future after he returned.

Washington can use this opportunity to press for action on a global front.

We started to press the town on this in January.

Will he continue to press our interests on that front?

I wanted to press a bit further on her comment, though.

I could see him press the button on the phone.

In fact, he seemed afraid now that she might press him on the subject.