Jam (something) down (someone's) throat In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "jam (something) down (someone's) throat", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Ann Thu calendar 2021-09-25 01:09

Meaning of Jam (something) down (someone's) throat

Variants:

stuff (something) down (someone's) throat , shove (something) down (someone's) throat , cram (something) down (someone's) throat , force (something) down (someone's) throat , ram (something) down (someone's) throat , shove something down one's throat

Jam (something) down (someone's) throat verb phrase

Force someone to swallow something

She shouldn't jam the food down the baby's throat violently like that.

Force or try to make someone accept, endure, or agree with something unpleasant

I don't want to talk with him because he always jams his opinions down my throat.

You should stop jamming fake news down our throats.

Other phrases about:

pressure (one) into (doing something)

To compel someone to do something

shove something down one's throat

1. Force someone to swallow something

2. Force or try to make someone accept, endure, or agree with something unpleasant

by main strength and awkwardness

By physical strength or brute force

 

a show of force

A demonstration of power or capability to warn or to intimidate an opponent by display of a great numbers of people and / or resources

sandbag

1. To make someone do something using force or threats

2. To intentionally underperform to deceive and take advantage of someon

Grammar and Usage of Jam (something) down (someone's) throat

Verb Forms

  • jams (something) down (someone's) throat
  • jamming (something) down (someone's) throat
  • jammed (something) down (someone's) throat

The verb "jam" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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