FOIST


Meaning of FOIST in English

/ fɔɪst; NAmE / verb

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PHRASAL VERBS

- foist sb/sth on / upon sb

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent. (in the sense hide a dice in one's hand, so as to produce it at the right moment ): from Dutch dialect vuisten take in the hand, from vuist .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.