shove something down someone's throat

Meaning: (derogatory,idiomatic,transitive)Toaggressivelyandpersistentlyforce an opinion, belief orideaupon a person (especially if they lack interest or have an opposing viewpoint).I disagreed with his opinion, but he continued toshove it down my throat.1595December 9 (first known performance),William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies(First Folio), London:[…]Isaac Iaggard, andEd[ward]Blount, published1623,→OCLC,[Act I, scene i],page23, column 2, line59:[…]curbes mee, / From giving reines and ſpurres to my free ſpeech, / Which elſe would be poſt vntill it had been return'd / Theſe tearmes of treaſon, doublydowne his throat,Interpretation: They prevent me from having free rein and spur of my speech / As otherwise I would force, after it came back up, / These terms of treason, doubly down his throat2003, Thom S. Rainer,The Unchurched Next Door: Understanding Faith Stages as Keys to Sharing Your Faith‎[1], Zondervan,→ISBN:“I knew she was a Christian, but she didn'tshove her beliefs down my throat.[…]2009, Glynis McCants,Love by the Numbers: How to Find Great Love or Reignite the Love You Have Through the Power of Numerology, Sourcebooks Casablanca,→ISBN,page211:When it comes to politics, I don't want them toshove their opinions down my throat.2010, Annie Chau,I Brag, Eloquent Books,→ISBN,page444:Yes, I admit that it was all my past run-ins with “crazy religious people” always trying to “save” me andshove religion down my throatthat closed me off to Anthony's real sentiments.

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