foist
faw ist
- v to force onto another
He foisted his work on me - v insert surreptitiously or without warrant
- Kings would last longer: in ancient China the Qing dynasty would cling to power for another five years, and as late as 1955 the French still sought to foist the hapless Bao Dai .
- Republicans attempted to disguise it by denouncing even small increases in income taxes for the wealthiest citizens as an attempt to foist higher rates on everyone.
- Little oli ladies leap out of dark corners to foist "upon him shopping bags stuffed with autobiography.