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press into service

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press someone into service
to persuade or force someone to do something. Murphy pressed his sister into service to do the research.
See also: press, service

press something into service
to use something for an unusual purpose. A few buses and trucks were pressed into service, but the vast majority of refugees walked.
See also: press, service


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