ram through

ræm θruː

rammed throughramming through

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of ram through - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

force

forcefully push something through

They ram through the proposal despite objections.

push through

legal

pass a law quickly without proper consideration

The government rammed through the new tax bill.

push through

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Expressions with ram

ram something down someone's throat

forcefully impose something on someone without their agreement

They tried to ram their ideas down our throats during the meeting.

ram a bill through

force a law to be approved quickly without discussion

They tried to ram a bill through before the deadline.

ram down

impose ideas or information through repetition

The teacher rammed down the formula until everyone understood.

ram down someone's throat

force someone to accept ideas or opinions they dislike

Stop trying to ram your beliefs down my throat!

ram home

emphasize a point strongly in an argument or discussion

She rammed home her point during the debate, leaving no doubts about her stance..

ram it down one's throat

exp.

forcefully impose an idea or belief on someone

Don't ram it down my throat; just explain your view calmly.

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:faire passer en force, forcer l'adoption, ...
German:durchdrücken, durchpeitschen, ...
Italian:far passare a forza, imporre, ...
Spanish:imponer, aprobar a la fuerza, ...
Portuguese:forçar, fazer aprovar à força, ...
Chinese:强行推进, 强行通过, ...
Japanese:押し通す, 強行採決する, ...
Arabic:دَفَعَ بِقُوَّة, فرض, ...
Hebrew:לִדְחוֹף בְּכֹוחַ, לְהַעֲבִיר בְּמַחְטָף, ...
Russian:проталкивать, быстро принимать, ...
Ukrainian:протиснути, протискувати, ...
Hindi:बलपूर्वक पारित करना, जल्दी से पास करना, ...
Bengali:জোর করে পাস করানো, জোর করে পাশ করা, ...
Catalan:fer passar per força, aprovar ràpidament, ...
Czech:protlačit, prosadit, ...
Danish:tvinge igennem, hurtigt vedtage, ...
Dutch:forceren, snel doorvoeren, ...
Greek:περνώ με το ζόρι, περνώ γρήγορα, ...
Hungarian:keresztülverni, keresztülvinni, ...
Khmer:រុញបង្ខំឱ្យឆ្លងកាត់, អនុម័តដោយប្រញាប់ប្រញាល់, ...
Korean:억지로 밀어붙이다, 빠르게 통과시키다, ...
Persian:تحمیل کردن, تصویب سریع, ...
Polish:forsować, przeforsowywać, ...
Portuguese (BR):forçar, aprovar à força, ...
Romanian:a forța, a adopta rapid, ...
Swedish:trycka igenom, driva igenom, ...
Thai:ดันผ่าน, ผลักดัน, ...
Turkish:zorla itmek, zorla geçirmek, ...
Vietnamese:ép thông qua, thông qua, ...

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