Push paper(s) verb phrase
To do paperwork that is boring or unimportant in an office
I have been pushing papers for 3 years and now I want to change my job.
I changed my job because I was sick of pushing papers.
be less importance, less outstanding in comparison with something else
1. Used to refer to a thing or matter that is insignificant or unimportant
2. Used to refer to a very small amount (of something)
To play a smaller role than someone else
To be not special, exciting, interesting or remarkable
If something is not worth a fig, it is not important or considerable.
This phrase is usually used in the continuous tense.
If you fall for someone's trick the first time then they are at fault.
Are you going to mess with me again? Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.