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JOIN FORCES.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[in force] {adj. phr.} 1. To be obeyed. * /New times for eating meals are now in force./ Syn.: [IN EFFECT]. 2. In a large group. * /People went to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[out in force] {adv. phr.} Present in very large numbers; en masse. * /On the Fourth of July the police cars are out in force in the Chicago area./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[force play] or [force-out] {n.} A play in baseball in which a runner is out because he does not run to the next base before the fielder with the ball […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[railroad] {v.} To force through; push through by force. * /The bill was railroaded through the state legislature due to the influence of some very wealthy sponsors./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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