| 单词 | force an/the issue |
| 释义 | force an/the issueto takeactionto makecertainthat anurgentproblemormatterisdealtwith now: If themanagementwouldn'tlistentotheirdemands, they would have toforcetheissuebystriking. We have nointentionofforcingtheissue. We need 30,000 moresignatureson thepetitionso we candeliverit andforcetheissue. If theythreatenedtoresign, it mightforcetheissue. We'dreachedthepointwhere wefeltit wastimetoforcetheissueandstartissuingpenalties. They've justforcedanissuethat we should have beendealingwith already. See also forceverb(GIVE NO CHOICE) |
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