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Messier42 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Press into

I couldn't be pressed into labor by my father.

What's 'press into' mean?
Could you give me examples with press into?
In dictionary , I can find any relevant meanings for the sentence.
  

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Press into slavery / labor / servitude It means to strongly influence or force someone into an unpleasant situation. The government presses all young men into military service. Some cultures press all young girls into marriage as soon as they can bear children.

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  • Press into slavery / labor / servitude It means to strongly influence or force someone into an unpleasant situation.
  • The government presses all young men into military service.
  • Some cultures press all young girls into marriage as soon as they can bear children.
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Press into slavery / labor / servitude

It means to strongly influence or force someone into an unpleasant situation.

The government presses all young men into military service.
Some cultures press all young girls into marriage as soon as they can bear children.

See entries #5 and #7
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Than you very much! I'm afraid the link doesn't work.

My boss presses me into drinking alcohol . Does this make sense?
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messier42Than you very much! I'm afraid the link doesn't work.
It takes a minute or two for the site software to check that the link is valid. It works now.
messier42My boss presses me into drinking alcohol . Does this make sense?
OK if your boss takes you to bars after work and tells to to drink with him or quit your job.
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