force someone or something down someone's throat
- force 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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force/ram/shove something down someone's throat — force/ram/shove (something) down someone s throat informal : to force someone to accept or like (something, such as your ideas or beliefs) She was always forcing her opinions down his throat. • • • Main Entry: ↑throat … Useful english dictionary
force/ram/shove down someone's throat — force/ram/shove (something) down someone s throat informal : to force someone to accept or like (something, such as your ideas or beliefs) She was always forcing her opinions down his throat. • • • Main Entry: ↑throat … Useful english dictionary
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 down someone's throat — force (something) down someone s throat see ↑throat • • • Main Entry: ↑force … Useful english dictionary
force something down someone's throat — force something on a person s attention. → throat … English new terms 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
push 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
thrust 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
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
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
