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press into service |
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press someone or something into service to force someone or something to serve or function. I don't think you can press him into service just yet. He isn't trained. I think that in an emergency, we could press this machine into service. press somebody into service to persuade or force someone to do something Murphy pressed his sister into service to do the research. 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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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