He rammed his fist into Bill's side and shouted something angry at him.
•He rammed in his fist.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
ram (something) down (someone's) throat — informal if someone rams their opinions or ideas down your throat, they force you to listen to them and try to make you accept them. And although he s got very strong views on such subjects, he doesn t try to ram them down your throat. He s a… … New idioms dictionary
ram something home — see home * * * ram (something) home : to make (something) very clear and obvious in a forceful way He tried to ram home the importance of meeting the deadline. She hoped that the pictures and examples would ram her point home … Useful english dictionary
ram 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
ram something down someone’s throat — v. to force something upon someone. (Not literal.) □ Don’t try to ram that nonsense down my throat. □ They’re always trying to ram something down our throats … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
ram something into something — ˌram ˈinto sth | ˌram sth ˈinto sth derived to hit against sth or to make sth hit against sth with force • He rammed his truck into the back of the one in front. Main entry: ↑ramderived … Useful english dictionary
ram 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
ram down someone's throat — ram (something) down someone s throat see ↑throat • • • Main Entry: ↑ram … Useful english dictionary
ram — ram1 [ ræm ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive if a vehicle or boat rams something, it hits it very hard, usually when it is moving fast: The truck was rammed from behind by a sports car on a busy highway. ram into: A high speed passenger… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ram — I UK [ræm] / US verb Word forms ram : present tense I/you/we/they ram he/she/it rams present participle ramming past tense rammed past participle rammed 1) [intransitive/transitive] if a vehicle or boat rams something, it hits it very hard,… … English dictionary
ram — [[t]ræ̱m[/t]] rams, ramming, rammed 1) VERB If a vehicle rams something such as another vehicle, it crashes into it with a lot of force, usually deliberately. [V n] The thieves fled, ramming the policeman s car... [V n] They used a lorry to ram… … English dictionary
ram home — verb make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something drive home a point or an argument I m trying to drive home these basic ideas • Syn: ↑drive home, ↑press home • Hypernyms: ↑stress, ↑emphasize, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
