What a night! The mosquitoes are out in force.
•The police went out in force over the holiday weekend.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
out in force — {adv. phr.} Present in very large numbers; en masse. * /On the Fourth of July the police cars are out in force in the Chicago area./ … Dictionary of American idioms
out\ in\ force — adv. phr. Present in very large numbers; en masse. On the Fourth of July the police cars are out in force in the Chicago area … Словарь американских идиом
be out in force — If people are out in force, they are present somewhere in large numbers … The small dictionary of idiomes
draw out by force — index extort Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
be out in force — to be present in large numbers. The Prince s young supporters were out in force … New idioms dictionary
force — force1 W1S3 [fo:s US fo:rs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(military)¦ 2¦(military action)¦ 3¦(violence)¦ 4¦(physical power)¦ 5¦(natural power)¦ 6¦(organized group)¦ 7¦(strong influence)¦ 8¦(powerful effect)¦ 9 join/combine forces (with somebody/something) … Dictionary of contemporary English
force */*/*/ — I UK [fɔː(r)s] / US [fɔrs] noun Word forms force : singular force plural forces 1) a) [uncountable] physical strength, or violence They accused the police of using excessive force during the arrest. by force: The army took control of the region… … English dictionary
force — 1 noun 1 MILITARY a) (C) a group of people who have been trained to fight in a war: forces loyal to President Aquino | a highly efficient fighting force b) the forces the army, navy, and air force: Both her sons are in the forces. c) (U) military … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
force-out — noun a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base the shortstop got the runner at second on a force • … Useful english dictionary
force — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)s[/t]] ♦ forces, forcing, forced 1) VERB If someone forces you to do something, they make you do it even though you do not want to, for example by threatening you. [V n to inf] He was charged with abducting a taxi driver and forcing… … English dictionary
