steamroller
verb [T] /ˈstiːmˌrəʊ.lər/
/-ˌroʊ.lɚ/ informalDefinition
› to use great force either to make someone do something or on something to make it happen or be successful: He steamrollered the plan through the committee. I hate being steamrollered into doing something I don't want to.Causing somebody to actUrging and persuading
(Definition of steamroller verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a kick up the arse/backside idiom
- arm-twisting noun
- bludgeon verb
- bounce sb into sth phrasal verb
- bulldoze verb
- coerce verb
- coercion noun
- dragoon sb into sth phrasal verb
- duress noun
- feed sb to the lions idiom
- force sb's hand idiom
- forcible adjective (GIVING NO CHOICE)
- push sth through phrasal verb
- put the heat on sb idiom
- put/tighten the screws on sb idiom
- railroad verb
- ram sth down sb's throat idiom
- ram sth into sb phrasal verb
- reduce sb to sth phrasal verb
- trap verb
Topic:
Causing somebody to act
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