| 词汇 | foist |
| 释义 | phrasefoist[foisted, foisted, foisting] foist (off) on/upon ! Foist upon is more formal than foist on, and is used mostly in writing.1. foist sth (off) on/upon sb to force someone to accept or deal with something that they do not want: I just wish he wouldn't keep trying to foist his opinions on other people. Ryan was always foisting his chores off on his younger sister.2. foist sb (off) on/upon sb to force someone to have to deal with or look after another person - often used humorously: Karen's always trying to foist her children off on us. foist (something) (up)on (one)To force or impose something unwanted or worthless on one. Why are you trying to foist all of these old hats on me? You're cleaning out your attic, aren't you? With Hollywood always foisting garbage upon us, it's a breath of fresh air when a quality film appears in theaters. foist off on (one)To force or impose something unwanted or worthless on one. A noun or pronoun can be used between "foist" and "off." Why are you trying to foist all of these old hats off on me? You're cleaning out your attic, aren't you? With Hollywood always foisting garbage off on us, it's a breath of fresh air when a quality film appears in theaters. foist (someone or something) offTo force or impose something unwanted or worthless on one. Why are you trying to foist all of these old hats off? You're cleaning out your attic, aren't you? With Hollywood always foisting garbage off, it's a breath of fresh air when a quality film appears in theaters. foist someone or something off (on someone or something)to cast someone or something unwanted off on someone or a group. Please don't try to foist cheap merchandise off on me. Don't foist off your brother on me! You can't foist that stuff off! It's worthless! People won't buy it! foist off onv. To force something, especially something unwanted, worthless, or false, on someone: She foisted off the furniture on the new owners. The peddler foisted his wares off on the unsuspecting crowd. |
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