ram through

transitive verb

: to force the passage or acceptance of usually over considerable opposition

rammed through his law

—Time

rammed through the bitterly opposed nomination

—New Republic

legislation rammed through by a bare majority of left-wing fellow travelers

—T. R. Ybarra

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