shove down one's throat

shove down one's throat
or[ram down one's throat] {v. phr.}, {informal} To force you to do or agree to (something not wanted or liked.) * /We didn't want Mr. Bly to speak at our banquet, but the planning committee shoved him down our throats./ * /The president was against the idea, but the club members rammed it down his throat./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • shove\ down\ one's\ throat — • shove down one s throat • ram down one s throat v. phr. informal To force you to do or agree to (something not wanted or liked.) We didn t want Mr. Bly to speak at our banquet, but the planning committee shoved him down our throats. The… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • shove down one's throat — or[ram down one s throat] {v. phr.}, {informal} To force you to do or agree to (something not wanted or liked.) * /We didn t want Mr. Bly to speak at our banquet, but the planning committee shoved him down our throats./ * /The president was… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • shove down one's throat — force someone to do or agree to something not wanted I don t like him because he is always trying to shove his ideas down my throat …   Idioms and examples

  • down one's throat — See: JUMP DOWN ONE S THROAT, SHOVE DOWN ONE S THROAT or RAM DOWN ONE S THROAT …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • down one's throat — See: JUMP DOWN ONE S THROAT, SHOVE DOWN ONE S THROAT or RAM DOWN ONE S THROAT …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • down\ one's\ throat — See: jump down one s throat, shove down one s throat or ram down one s throat …   Словарь американских идиом

  • ram\ down\ one's\ throat — • shove down one s throat • ram down one s throat v. phr. informal To force you to do or agree to (something not wanted or liked.) We didn t want Mr. Bly to speak at our banquet, but the planning committee shoved him down our throats. The… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • ram down one's throat — See: SHOVE DOWN ONE S THROAT …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • ram down one's throat — See: SHOVE DOWN ONE S THROAT …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • throat — See: CUT ONE S THROAT, FLY AT ONE S THROAT, JUMP DOWN ONE S THROAT, LUMP IN ONE S THROAT, RAM DOWN ONE S THROAT and SHOVE DOWN ONE S THROAT …   Dictionary of American idioms

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