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force an/the issue
phrase
to take action to make certain that an urgent problem or matter is dealt with now: 迫使问题得到解决
If the management wouldn't listen to their demands, they would have to force the issue by striking.如果管理层不理会他们的要求，他们就不得不通过罢工来迫使问题得到解决。
We have no intention of forcing the issue.
We need 30,000 more signatures on the petition so we can deliver it and force the issue.
If they threatened to resign, it might force the issue.
We'd reached the point where we felt it was time to force the issue and start issuing penalties.
They've just forced an issue that we should have been dealing with already.
See also
forceverb(GIVE NO CHOICE)
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