| 单词 | to shove down a person's throat |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto shove (also ram, thrust, etc.) (a thing) down a person's throat c. to shove (also ram, thrust, etc.) (a thing) down a person's throat: to force (a thing) upon a person; to compel or try to compel a person to accept (a thing). ΚΠ 1662 R. Cressener Anti-Baal-Berith Justified 27 This Covenant was thrust down the Throats of many people. 1724 A. Ramsay Vision in Ever Green I. viii Quha rammed, and crammed, That bargin down thair throts. 1778 F. Burney Let. 21 Aug. in Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1994) III. 85 Nothing is more ridiculous than ‘people's’ cramming their Children's nonsence [sic] down other people's Throats! 1829 A. W. Fonblanque Eng. under Seven Admin. (1837) I. 232 Since the Duke of Wellington..thrust the Emancipation Bill down his [sc. George IV's] royal throat. 1925 Woman's World (Chicago) Apr. 13/1 She liked to choose her friends and not have them crammed down her throat. 1939 A. Thirkell Before Lunch iv. 84 I wouldn't mind her trying to run her pink politics down my throat..though I never see why being a Communist should make one abhor washing. 2003 N.Y. Times 29 June ii. 26/3 A life-after-death story that doesn't..shove inspirational messages down your throat. < as lemmas |
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