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1 steamroller
1. nounDampfwalze, die2. transitive verb[mit der Dampfwalze] walzen* * *ˈsteam·roll·erI. nII. vt▪ to \steamroller sb into doing sth jdn unter Druck setzen, etw zu tunI hate being \steamrollered into doing something I don't want to ich hasse es, so überfahren zu werden und etwas tun zu müssen, was ich nicht willto \steamroller a bill through parliament ein Gesetz im Parlament durchpeitschen [o durchdrücken]to \steamroller a country into reforms ein Land zu Reformen zwingento \steamroller the opposition die Opposition niederwalzen* * *A s Dampfwalze f (auch fig)B v/t1. glatt walzen2. figa) die Opposition etc niederwalzen, ‚überfahrenb) einen Antrag etc durchpeitschen, -drücken* * *1. nounDampfwalze, die2. transitive verb[mit der Dampfwalze] walzen* * *n.Dampfwalze f. -
2 steamroller
'steam·roll·er nto \steamroller sb into doing sth jdn unter Druck setzen, etw zu tun;I hate being \steamrollered into doing something I don't want to ich hasse es, so überfahren zu werden und etwas tun zu müssen, was ich nicht will;to \steamroller a bill through parliament ein Gesetz im Parlament durchpeitschen [o durchdrücken];to \steamroller a country into reforms ein Land zu Reformen zwingen;to \steamroller the opposition die Opposition niederwalzen
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