Definition of ram through - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

force

forcefully push something through

The workers rammed the pipe through the narrow opening.

push through

legal

pass a law quickly without proper consideration

The government rammed through the new tax bill.

push through

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Examples of ram through in a sentence

He tried to ram through the door.
They rammed through the controversial policy in just one day.
The mayor rammed through the new zoning regulations.

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French:enfoncer, faire passer en force, ...
German:hindurchrammen, durchpeitschen, ...
Italian:spingere con forza attraverso, imporre, ...
Spanish:hacer pasar a la fuerza, aprobar a la fuerza, ...
Portuguese:forçar a passagem de, fazer aprovar à força, ...
Chinese:强行推进, 强行通过, ...
Japanese:力ずくで押し通す, 強行採決する, ...
Arabic:فَرَضَ بِالقُوَّة, فرض, ...
Hebrew:לִדְחֹף בְּכֹחַ דֶּרֶךְ, לְהַעֲבִיר בְּמַחְטָף, ...
Russian:проталкивать, быстро принимать, ...
Ukrainian:проштовхувати, протискувати, ...
Hindi:ज़बरदस्ती धकेलना, जल्दी से पास करना, ...
Bengali:জোর করে ঠেলে ঢোকানো, জোর করে পাশ করা, ...
Catalan:fer passar a cops, aprovar ràpidament, ...
Czech:protlačit, prosadit, ...
Danish:hamre igennem, tvinge igennem, ...
Dutch:rammen, snel doorvoeren, ...
Greek:σπρώχνω βίαια, περνώ γρήγορα, ...
Hungarian:erővel áttolni, keresztülvinni, ...
Khmer:រុញបង្ខំឱ្យឆ្លងកាត់, អនុម័តដោយប្រញាប់ប្រញាល់, ...
Korean:억지로 밀어 넣다, 빠르게 통과시키다, ...
Persian:با زور عبور دادن, تصویب سریع, ...
Polish:przepychać, forsować, ...
Portuguese (BR):forçar a passagem de, aprovar à força, ...
Romanian:a forța trecerea, a adopta rapid, ...
Swedish:pressa igenom, driva igenom, ...
Thai:กระแทกดันผ่าน, ผลักดัน, ...
Turkish:zorla geçirmek, dayatmak, ...
Vietnamese:đẩy mạnh xuyên qua, thông qua, ...

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