- lit. to try to make an ox drink by forcing its head down to the water (idiom)
- fig. to try to impose one's will on sb
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- to try to impose one's will on sb
This idiom is used to describe a situation where someone tries to force their opinions or decisions upon another person, regardless of that person's willingness or preferences.
He always wants to force others to accept his opinions.
Generated collocations (experimental)
niú bù hē shuǐ qiǎng àn tóu牛不喝水强按头to impose one's will on someoneQiáng强àn按tóu头to force someone into a decisionNiú牛bù不hē喝Shuǐ水to resist something despite pressureqiǎng pò强迫jiē shòu接受to compel acceptanceqiáng zhì强制tuī xíng推行to enforce implementationwú xiào无效qiǎng qiú强求to make ineffective demandsyī yì gū xíng一意孤行to act stubbornly against advicebù不yǐn听quàn gào劝告to ignore sound adviceyǐ qiáng líng ruò以强凌弱to bully the weakyìng pèng yìng硬碰硬to meet force with force