foist
Word family verbfoistnounfoister
foist /fɔɪst/ verb 1 foist something on/upon somebody phrasal verbphr v FORCE somebody TO DO somethingto force someone to accept or have to deal with something that they do not want 把…强加于,把…硬塞给 I keep getting extra work foisted on me. 我老是被强加额外的工作。
foist on/upon • We do not attempt to foist this word upon them.• We are not trying to foist them upon you. From Longman Business Dictionary
Origin foist (1500-1600) Probably from early modern Dutch vuisten “to take into your hands”, from Middle Dutch vuyst “fist”