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41foist 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:… …
42foist 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… …
43foist off — v. (D; tr.) to foist off on (to foist off inferior merchandise on a customer) * * * (D; tr.) to foist off on (to foist off inferior merchandise on a customer) …
44foist sth on sb — UK US foist sth on/upon sb Phrasal Verb with foist({{}}/fɔɪst/ verb ► to force someone to have or experience something they do not want: »His opinion is that the privatized market structure foisted on the rail network cannot deliver a solution …
45foist sth on/upon sb — UK US foist sth on/upon sb Phrasal Verb with foist({{}}/fɔɪst/ verb ► to force someone to have or experience something they do not want: »His opinion is that the privatized market structure foisted on the rail network cannot deliver a solution …
46foist sth upon sb — UK US foist sth on/upon sb Phrasal Verb with foist({{}}/fɔɪst/ verb ► to force someone to have or experience something they do not want: »His opinion is that the privatized market structure foisted on the rail network cannot deliver a solution …
47foist someone/thing on — impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on. → foist …
48foist — North Country (Newcastle) Words to smell musty …
49foist — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. palm off (see deception). II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. palm off, sneak in, fob, pass off, *pull a fast one. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To offer or put into circulation (an inferior or… …
50foist — see FIST …
