foist on

foist something on somebody

also foist something upon somebody

to force someone to accept or experience something We even foist junk food on children in school cafeterias.

Usage notes: sometimes in the form foist something off on someone: You cannot foist this ridiculous plan off on the public.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Madeleine	ma-də-LEN (French), mad-LEN (French), MAD-ə-lin (English), MAD-ə-lien (English)	French, English, Swedish
Archelaus	ahr-kee-LAY-əs (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical Latin, Biblical
Jeong-Suk	jung-sook	Korean
Veles	-	Slavic Mythology
Cateline	-	Medieval French
Hoshea	-	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew