forcing something down someone's throat
Unwelcome aggressive persuasion
Forcing something down someone's throat means imposing ideas, beliefs, or preferences on someone who doesn't want them.
The image is of making someone swallow what they'd refuse: I don't mind vegetarians, but don't force it down my throat.
Often appears as shove down someone's throat or ram down someone's throat, with similar meaning but increasing aggression.
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- indoctrinationSystematic uncritical belief instillation
- pressureForce upon contact
- coercive controlOngoing pattern of domination
strong-arm tactics · defiance · dogma · refusal · persuasion · peer pressure · guilt trip · manipulation · force-feeding · authoritarianism · mandate · rebellion · dissent · protest · obligation · preaching · hard sell · avoidance
forcing something down someone's throatsoft sell
Non-aggressive sales technique
subtle hint · nudging · whispering · kid gloves · treading lightly
forcing something down someone's throatholding back
Preventing forward movement
biting one's tongue · keeping mum · saying nothing · letting it go
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