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Phrase(s): shove someone or something down someone’s throat [and] ram someone or something down someone’s throat; force someone or something down someone’s throat
1. Lit. to force someone to swallow something. • The harsh nurse forced the medicine down the patient’s throat. • The zookeepers rammed the food down the python’s throat. 2. Fig. to force someone to accept something. • Don’t try to force that car down my throat! I don’t want it! • You can’t force that nonsense down my throat! • I don’t want any more insurance, and I don’t want anyone to shove any insurance down my throat. • Mary isn’t invited to my party, and I don’t wish for anyone to ram her down my throat!
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs