- force something up
- drive a price up & force something up†to force the price of something upwards. •
Someone is buying a lot of gold and driving the price up.
•They are driving up the price.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
force something up
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force something down someone's throat — force/push/ram/thrust/something down someone’s throat informal phrase to force someone to have or to accept something Viewers continue to have programmes like this thrust down their throats every day. Thesaurus: to nag or force someone to do… … Useful english dictionary
force something down someone's throat — ► force something down someone s throat force something on a person s attention. Main Entry: ↑throat … English terms dictionary
force something down someone's throat — force something on a person s attention. → throat … English new terms dictionary
force something on somebody — ˈforce sb/sth on/upon sb derived to make sb accept sth that they do not want • to force your attentions/opinions/company on sb Main entry: ↑forcederived … Useful english dictionary
force something upon somebody — ˈforce sb/sth on/upon sb derived to make sb accept sth that they do not want • to force your attentions/opinions/company on sb Main entry: ↑forcederived … Useful english dictionary
force something down somebody's throat — force/thrust/ram sth down sb s ˈthroat idiom (informal) to try to force sb to listen to and accept your opinions in a way that they find annoying Main entry: ↑throatidiom … Useful english dictionary
force something out of somebody — ˌforce sth ˈout of sb derived to make sb tell you sth, especially by threatening them • I managed to force the truth out of him. Main entry: ↑forcederived … Useful english dictionary
force something back — ˌforce sthˈback derived to make yourself hide an emotion • She swallowed hard and forced back her tears. Main entry: ↑forcederived … Useful english dictionary
force something on/upon — impose something on. → force … English new terms dictionary
force something on/upon — impose or press something on (a person or organization) economic cutbacks were forced on the government … Useful english dictionary
force something down — 1) manage to swallow food or drink when one does not want to I forced down a slice of toast 2) compel an aircraft to land the plane might have been forced down by fighters … Useful english dictionary
