force

force idiom
In addition to the idioms beginning with force, also see brute force; driving force; in force; join forces; reckon with (force to be reckoned with).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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