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                           Phrase(s): force someone or something off (of) something [and] force someone or something off 1. Lit. to get someone, something, or an animal off something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.)  •  I had to force the cat off the sofa. She just wouldn’t be coaxed off.  •  I had to force off the cat. She is so stubborn. 2. Fig. to make someone or a group resign from a board, committee, panel, etc.  •  They forced her off the board before she could change any of their policies.  •  They forced off the dissenters as well as the CEO.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs