thrust sth on/upon sb
— phrasal verb with thrust uk/θrʌst/us/θrʌst/verb [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] thrust, thrust
to force someone to accept or deal with something:
Fatherhood had been thrust on him.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Duty, obligation and responsibility
- accountable
- answer for sb/sth
- answer for sth
- answer to sb
- answerable
- brother
- commitment
- fail
- have sth on your hands idiom
- I am not my brother's keeper idiom
- in the hot seat idiom
- incharge
- it's your own lookout idiom
- portfolio
- responsibility
- responsible
- risk
- saddle sb with sth
- social contract
- stick
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