shove something down someone's throat

present singular third person shoves something down someone's throat · participle present shoving something down someone's throat · participle past shoved something down someone's throat · past shoved something down someone's throat

1. derogatoryidiomatictransitiveTo aggressively and persistently force an opinion, belief or idea upon a person (especially if they lack interest or have an opposing viewpoint).

   I disagreed with his opinion, but he continued to shove it down my throat.

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   […] 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, doubly downe his throat,

   1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], page 23, column 2, line 59

   “I knew she was a Christian, but she didn't shove her beliefs down my throat. […]

   2003, Thom S. Rainer, The Unchurched Next Door: Understanding Faith Stages as Keys to Sharing Your Faith, Zondervan, →ISBN

   When it comes to politics, I don't want them to shove their opinions 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, page 211

   Yes, I admit that it was all my past run-ins with “crazy religious people” always trying to “save” me and shove religion down my throat that closed me off to Anthony's real sentiments.

   2010, Annie Chau, I Brag, Eloquent Books, →ISBN, page 444

   Synonyms: force something down someone's throat, ram something down someone's throat