shove someone or something down someone's throat
- shove someone or something down someone's throat
shove someone or something down someone's throat & ram someone or something down someone's throat & force someone or something down someone's throat
1. Lit. to force someone to swallow something. •
The harsh nurse forced the medicine down the patient's throat.
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The zookeepers rammed the food down the python's throat.
2. Fig. to force someone to accept something. •
Don't try to force that car down my throat! I don't want it!
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You can't force that nonsense down my throat!
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I don't want any more insurance, and I don't want anyone to shove any insurance down my throat.
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Mary isn't invited to my party, and I don't wish for anyone to ram her down my throat!
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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