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21foist — transitive verb Etymology: probably from obsolete Dutch vuisten to take into one s hand, from Middle Dutch vuysten, from vuyst fist; akin to Old English fȳst fist Date: circa 1587 1. a. to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant b …
22foist — To give someone an unpleasant job, task or thing. I was going to pick up the folks at the airport, but due to my dentist appointment I had to foist that onto my girlfriend …
23foist — To give someone an unpleasant job, task or thing. I was going to pick up the folks at the airport, but due to my dentist appointment I had to foist that onto my girlfriend …
24foist — [[t]fɔ͟ɪst[/t]] foists, foisting, foisted Phrasal Verbs: foist on …
25foist — [fɔɪst] verb (foist someone/thing on) impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on. Origin C16 (in the sense dishonestly manipulate a dice ): from Du. dialect vuisten take in the hand , from vuist (see fist) …
26foist — verb foist sth on/upon sb phrasal verb (T) to force someone to accept or have to deal with something that they do not want: I keep getting work foisted on me at the last minute …
27foist — verb why are you trying to foist your crummy old furniture on me? Syn: impose on, force on, thrust on, offload on, unload on, dump on, palm off on; pass off on; saddle someone with, land someone with …
28foist — [fɔɪst] verb foist sth on sb …
29foist — [[t]fɔɪst[/t]] v. t. 1) to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usu. fol. by off, on, or upon): to foist inferior goods on a customer[/ex] 2) to put or introduce surreptitiously or fraudulently (usu. fol. by in or into) • Etymology …
30foist — /fɔɪst / (say foyst) verb (t) 1. to bring or put surreptitiously or fraudulently. –phrase 2. foist on (or upon), to palm off or impose fraudulently or unwarrantably on: *Women already … succumb to depression without having it foisted on them as a …