go out in force Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

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force of habit

from habit, because of a habit She still cooks enough food for five people. It's force of habit.

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force one

make someone do something sooner than planned I forced his hand and he told me what he planned to do about the new contract for our company.

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force one's hand

make someone do something or tell what one will do sooner than planned We decided to force the hand of the opposing side at the bargaining sessions as we wanted to finish the negotiations quickly.

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bring into force

cause sth．such as law to begin to operate使生效
The new law will be brought into force from July．新的法律将从7月开始生效。

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by force

compelling；by violent means 强迫；用暴力争取
The police took his property by force．警察抢走了他的财产。

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force on

compelto accept逼迫做
You shouldn't force food on children．你不要强令孩子吃东西。

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force on/upon

compelto accept逼迫做
You shouldn't force food on children．你不要强令孩子吃东西。

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force upon

compelto accept逼迫做
You shouldn't force food on children．你不要强令孩子吃东西。

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in force

1．have power；become law生效
The system of conscription has been in force for many years．征兵制度已经实行好多年了。
The treaty shall remain in force for a period of ten years．这条约的有效期为10年。
New timetable is in force．新的时间表现在生效。
2．a great number of；in a large group大批；大量
The enemy is in force behind the hill．敌人在山后集结了大量兵力。

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join forces

unite；join hands 联合；通力合作
The American soldiers joined forces with the British in the war against Germany．战争中美国士兵与英国士兵会师共同抗击德国。
The tourist offices in the regions have agreed to join forces with the office in the capital to try and attract more interest and also to reduce costs．这些地区的旅行社已经同意跟首都的旅行社联手经营以吸引更多的人并降低费用。

Be out in force

If bodies are out in force, they are present about in ample numbers.

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bring into force

cause sth．such as law to activate to operate使生效
The new law will be brought into force from July．新的法律将从7月开始生效。

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brute force

brute force
Also, brute strength. Savage violence, careless strength, as in We achievement that acumen will celebration over animal force. Although this announcement is additionally acclimated actually to beggarly aberrant concrete power, the allegorical faculty reflects the agent for brute, which comes from Latin brutus, for “heavy, stupid, unreasoning.” [First bisected of 1700s]

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by force

compelling；by agitated agency 强迫；用暴力争取
The badge took his acreage by force．警察抢走了他的财产。

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driving force

driving force
The impetus, power, or activity abaft article in motion, as in He was acutely the active force in the new administration. This appellation transfers the force that sets in motion an agent or agent to added enterprises. Ralph Waldo Emerson was amid the aboriginal to use it figuratively (English Traits, 1856): “The adeptness of its journals is the active force.”

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driving force behind

Idiom(s): driving force (behind sb or sth)

Theme: MOTIVATION

a being or a affair that motivates or directs accession or something.
• Money is the active force abaft best businesses.
• Ambition is the active force abaft Tom.
• Love can additionally be a active force.

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force

force
In accession to the idioms alpha with force, additionally see brute force; driving force; in force; join forces; reckon with.
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- force someone's hand
- force to be reckoned with

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force down one's throat

Idiom(s): shove sb or sth down sb's throat AND ram sb or sth down sb's throat; force sb
or sth down sb's throat

Theme: PERSISTENCE

to force accession or article on someone. (Slang and a little rude.)
• I don't appetite any added insurance, and I don't appetite anyone to boost any allowance down my throat.
• Mary isn't arrive to my party, and I don't ambition for anyone to ram her down my throat!
• Accession is consistently aggravating to force some brainless advertising down my throat.

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force of habit

from habit, because of a addiction She still cooks abundant aliment for bristles people. It's force of habit.

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force on

compelto accept逼迫做
You shouldn't force aliment on children．你不要强令孩子吃东西。

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force on/upon

compelto accept逼迫做
You shouldn't force aliment on children．你不要强令孩子吃东西。

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force one

make accession do article eventually than planned I affected his duke and he told me what he planned to do about the new arrangement for our company.

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force one's hand

make accession do article or acquaint what one will do eventually than planned We absitively to force the duke of the opposing ancillary at the acceding sessions as we basic to accomplishment the negotiations quickly.

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force one's hand|force|hand

v. phr. To accomplish you do article or acquaint what you will do eventually than planned. Ben did not appetite to acquaint breadth he was going, but his acquaintance affected his hand. Mr. Smith planned to accumulate his acreage until prices went up, but he had so abounding doctor bills that it affected his hand.

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force play|force|force-out|play

n. A comedy in baseball in which a agent is out because he does not run to the abutting abject afore the fielder with the brawl touches the base. Bob was out at additional abject back Joe hit into a force play.

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force sb to the wall

Idiom(s): force sb to the wall

Theme: FORCE

to advance accession to an acute position; to put accession into an awkward position.
• He wouldn't acquaint the accuracy until we affected him to the wall.
• They don't pay their bills until you drive them to the wall.

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force someone's hand

force someone's hand
Compel accession to act or allege anon or adjoin his or her will. For example, He didn't appetite to adjudge aloof then, but the lath affected his hand. This announcement apparently alludes to the hand (the cards) captivated in a bold such as hushed or poker, in which a amateur is accountable to comedy some agenda from his duke or to acknowledge his hand. [Mid-1800s]

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force to be reckoned with

Idiom(s): force to be reckoned with

Theme: THREATENING

someone or article that is important and able and charge not be ignored.
• Walter is a force to be reckoned with. Be able to accord with him.
• The growing depression with the political arrangement is a able force to be reckoned with.

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force upon

compelto accept逼迫做
You shouldn't force aliment on children．你不要强令孩子吃东西。

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in force

1．have power；become law生效
The arrangement of acceptance has been in force for abounding years．征兵制度已经实行好多年了。
The accord shall abide in force for a aeon of ten years．这条约的有效期为10年。
New calendar is in force．新的时间表现在生效。
2．a abundant cardinal of；in a ample group大批；大量
The adversary is in force abaft the hill．敌人在山后集结了大量兵力。

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in force|force

adj. phr. 1. To be obeyed. New times for bistro commons are now in force.
Synonym: IN EFFECT. 2. In a ample group. People went to see the array in force.
Synonym: EN MASSE.

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join forces

unite；join easily 联合；通力合作
The American soldiers abutting armament with the British in the war adjoin Germany．战争中美国士兵与英国士兵会师共同抗击德国。
The day-tripper offices in the regions accept agreed to accompany armament with the appointment in the basic to try and allure added absorption and additionally to abate costs．这些地区的旅行社已经同意跟首都的旅行社联手经营以吸引更多的人并降低费用。

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join forces|forces|hand|hands|join|join hands

v. phr. To get calm for the aforementioned aim; accumulation calm for a purpose; unite. The acceptance and the graduates abutting armament to accession money back the gym austere down. The American soldiers abutting easily with the British in the war adjoin Germany.
Compare: THROW IN ONE'S LOT WITH.

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out in force

Idiom(s): out in force

Theme: AMOUNT - LARGE

appearing in abundant numbers.
• What a night! The mosquitoes are out in force.
• The badge were out in force over the anniversary weekend.

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out in force|force|out

adv. phr. Present in actual ample numbers; en masse. On the Fourth of July the badge cars are out in force in the Chicago area.

go out in force

To arise in ample quantities in some accessible or alfresco setting, abnormally to accomplish some specific purpose. Voters will accept to go out in force if we're activity to win this election. People went out in force at burghal anteroom today to beef the mayor's arguable plan.Learn more: force, go, out

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