force on

force (oneself) on (someone)

To rape someone. Stay away from that guy—I heard he forced himself on a girl at a party last year. If you forced yourself on Emily, you deserve to be locked up, you sicko. A: "Don't you understand what the word 'no' means?" B: "Yes! That's why I would never force myself on a date!"

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force (someone or something) on

To compel someone or an animal to continue or persist. The team was completely burnt out, but the manager forced them on so that the software would be ready to ship by the deadline. My dog tried to lie down and take a nap at the end of our block, but I forced her on so that I wouldn't have to carry her to our door. I knew my little brother was scared to go into the haunted house, but I forced him on anyway.

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force (something) on (one)

To force or impose something on one. Management is trying to force mandatory overtime on us. Why are you trying to force all of these old hats on me? You're cleaning out your attic, aren't you? Would you stop trying to force your old junk off on people? Nobody wants to be badgered at a yard sale.

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force someone or something (off) on someone

to make someone take someone or something. I didn't want it, but she forced it off on me. She forced her nephew on me and went out shopping.

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

force on

v.

1. To require someone or something to accept or confront something: The people in charge always force the least pleasant jobs on us. The unexpected guests forced themselves on us, and we ended up cooking them dinner. The tax was forced on both rich and poor for the benefit of the king.

2. To force or require someone or something to continue: Although we were almost too exhausted to move, hunger forced us on. After ten miles some prisoners collapsed, but the captors forced on the rest.

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

force (oneself) on

/upon

To rape.

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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.