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foist upon — phrasal verb foist on or foist upon [transitive, usually passive] Word forms foist on : present tense I/you/we/they foist on he/she/it foists on present participle foisting on past tense foisted on past participle foisted on foist something… … English dictionary
foist upon — ˈfoist ˌon ˈfoist u ˌpon [transitive] usually passive [present tense I/you/we/they foist on he/she/it foists on … Useful english dictionary
foist on — phrasal verb foist on or foist upon [transitive, usually passive] Word forms foist on : present tense I/you/we/they foist on he/she/it foists on present participle foisting on past tense foisted on past participle foisted on foist something… … English dictionary
foist — [fɔıst] v foist on/upon [foist sth on/upon sb] phr v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from early modern Dutch vuisten to take into your hands , from Middle Dutch vuyst fist ] to force someone to accept or have to deal with something that they… … Dictionary of contemporary English
foist — [ fɔıst ] verb foist ,on or foist u,pon phrasal verb transitive usually passive foist something on/upon someone to force someone to accept or deal with something that they do not want: Voters are tired of new regulations foisted on them by… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
foist — [fɔɪst] verb foist something on/upon somebody phrasal verb [transitive] to force someone to accept or deal with something that they do not want: • Decisions have been foisted on the staff by the board of directors. • I keep getting work foisted… … Financial and business terms
foist somebody upon somebody — ˈfoist sb/sth on/upon sb derived to force sb to accept sb/sth that they do not want • The title for her novel was foisted on her by the publishers. • When I was young my parents often foisted me upon a reluctant aunt for the weekend. Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
foist something upon somebody — ˈfoist sb/sth on/upon sb derived to force sb to accept sb/sth that they do not want • The title for her novel was foisted on her by the publishers. • When I was young my parents often foisted me upon a reluctant aunt for the weekend. Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
foist — [foist] vt. [prob. < dial. Du vuisten, to hold in the hand; hence, in dicing, to hide or palm in the hand < vuist, a fist, akin to FIST] 1. to put in slyly or surreptitiously, as a clause into a contract 2. to get (a thing) accepted, sold,… … English World dictionary
foist — I verb apply pressure, beguile, coerce, compel, compel to accept, constrain, deceive, fob off on, force, force upon, gull, impose, impose by fraud, inflict, insert surreptitiously, palm off, palm off fraudulently, pass off as genuine, put in… … Law dictionary
