FOIST SOMEONE/THING ON

Meaning of FOIST SOMEONE/THING ON in English

impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

SOMEONE — alcun, alquí
English interlingue dictionary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century some person ; somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FOIST — transitive verb Etymology: probably from obsolete Dutch vuisten to take into one's hand, from Middle Dutch vuysten, from vuyst fist; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THING — I. ˈthiŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, thing, assembly, reason; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOIST — I. noun ( -s ) Etymology: from earlier fuste, from Middle French, from fust wood, stick, beam, barrel, from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOMEONE — ˈsəm(ˌ)wən pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum oon, from sum, som some + oon one : some person : somebody hoping …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOIST — (n.) A trick or fraud; a swindle.
Английский словарь Webster
FOIST — (n.) A foister; a sharper.
Английский словарь Webster
FOIST — (v. t.) To insert surreptitiously, wrongfully, or without warrant; to interpolate; to pass off (something spurious or counterfeit) as genuine, …
Английский словарь Webster
FOIST — (n.) A light and fast-sailing ship.
Английский словарь Webster
THING — thing 1 /thing/ , n. 1. a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object. 2. some entity, object, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEONE — /sum"wun', -weuhn/ , pron. some person; somebody. [ 1275-1325; ME; see SOME, ONE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOIST — /foyst/ , v.t. 1. to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually fol. by on or upon ): to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEONE — pron. some person, somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOMEONE — n. person, human, human being
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FOIST — v. defraud, con into buying goods of poor quality; penetrate through cunning
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THING — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, thing, assembly; akin to Old High German ding thing, assembly, Gothic theihs time …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century : some person : somebody
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOIST — transitive verb Etymology: probably from obsolete Dutch vuisten to take into one's hand, from Middle Dutch vuysten, from vuyst fist; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THING — noun a portion or part; something. 2. thing ·noun a transaction or occurrence; an event; a deed. 3. thing ·noun …
Webster English vocab
FOIST — noun a foister; a sharper. 2. foist ·noun a trick or fraud; a swindle. 3. foist ·noun a light and …
Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — ■ pronoun 1》 an unknown or unspecified person. 2》 a person of importance or authority.
Concise Oxford English vocab
FOIST — [ fɔɪst ] ■ verb ( ~ someone/thing on ) impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on. Origin …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SOMEONE — [some.one] pron (14c): some person: somebody
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOIST — [foist] vt [prob. fr. obs. D vuisten to take into one's hand, fr. MD vuysten, fr. vuyst fist; akin to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — someone BrE AmE ˈsʌm wʌn § \ -wɒn ▶ ˌ someone ˈ clever BrE AmE ▶ ˌ someone ˈ else …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FOIST — foist BrE AmE fɔɪst ▷ foisted ˈfɔɪst ɪd -əd ▷ foisting ˈfɔɪst ɪŋ ▷ foists fɔɪsts
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THING — / θɪŋ; NAmE / noun OBJECT 1. [ C ] an object whose name you do not use because you …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — / ˈsʌmwʌn; NAmE / (also some·body ) pronoun 1. a person who is not known or mentioned by name : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOIST — / fɔɪst; NAmE / verb • PHRASAL VERBS - foist sb/sth on / upon sb •• WORD ORIGIN mid 16th …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THING — thing S1 W1 /θɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'meeting, council, thing' ] 1 . IDEA/ACTION/FEELING/FACT …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEONE — I. some ‧ one 1 S1 W1 /ˈsʌmwʌn/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean a person, when you do not …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOIST — foist /fɔɪst/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Probably from early modern Dutch vuisten 'to take into your …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THING — n. 1 a material or non-material entity, idea, action, etc., that is or may be thought about or perceived. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOIST — v.tr. (foll. by (off) on, (off) upon) 1 present (a thing) falsely as genuine or superior. 2 falsely fix the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THING — n. 1 a material or non-material entity, idea, action, etc., that is or may be thought about or perceived. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOIST — v.tr. (foll. by (off) on, (off) upon) 1 present (a thing) falsely as genuine or superior. 2 falsely fix the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THING — n.1 a material or non-material entity, idea, action, etc., that is or may be thought about or perceived. 2 an …
Oxford English vocab
SOMEONE — n. & pron. SOMEBODY.
Oxford English vocab
FOIST — v.tr. (foll. by (off) on, (off) upon) 1. present (a thing) falsely as genuine or superior. 2 falsely fix the …
Oxford English vocab
THING — ( things) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You can use thing …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use someone or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOIST — ( foists, foisting, foisted) • foist on If you say that someone foists something on you, or foists it upon …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THING — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You can use ~ to …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FOIST — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) ~ on If you say that someone ~s something on you, or ~s it upon you, you …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
THING
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEONE — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES take someone on an expedition ▪ He’s taking the boys on a camping expedition next …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOIST — verb EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Some of the critics want to foist their narrow ideological positions on him. ▪ The …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEONE — somebody [pronoun] - a single personThere's someone outside the house.Someone must have seen what happened.Surely someone knows where the documents …
Cambridge English vocab
FOIST — something on/upon someone [phrasal verb] [+ object +object], foist something off on someone [phrasal verb] [+ object +object] - to …
Cambridge English vocab
SOMEONE — Synonyms and related words : Adamite, being, body, cat, chap, character, creature, customer, duck, earthling, fellow, groundling, guy, hand, head, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FOIST — Synonyms and related words : bamboozle, barge in, beguile, break in, break in upon, burst in, butt in, charge in, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
THING — See: A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING, DO ONE'S THING or DO ONE'S OWN THING, FIRST THINGS COME FIRST, …
Slang English vocab
FOIST — To give someone an unpleasant job, task or thing. Example: I was going to pick up the folks at the …
Slang English vocab
SOMEONE — pron. Function: pronoun Synonyms: SOMEBODY
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SOMEONE — pronoun Synonyms: somebody
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
THING — INDEX: 1. a thing 2. several things of different types 3. what you say when you do not know the …
Longman Activator English vocab

Concise Oxford English vocab

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