press into service
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Meaning · English
To force or compel someone to do a task or job
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
bắt buộc ai đó làm một nhiệm vụ hoặc công việc
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: push into military duty
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
The company pressed its employees into service to meet the deadline
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “press into service” mean?
To force or compel someone to do a task or job Literally: push into military duty
Is “press into service” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.