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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