to push back, push out of the way; to repel, drive back, repulse; to ward off, turn away; to turn down, dismiss, reject, rule out; to push back (into place)
to take back, recover, regain; to take again, take more of, have another helping; to resume (work), get back to, carry on with; to retake, recapture; to start again
to take a hair of the dog that bit one (to take an alcoholic drink the morning after to try and cure a hangover); to get a second wind, to get better, to regain one's strength, to get back on one's feet, to bounce back