force the issue

To compel a decision, discussion, or confrontation regarding a particular issue or matter at hand. For months my boss has been dragging his feet about increasing my pay, so tomorrow I'm finally going to force the issue with him.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Borislava	bah-ree-SLAH-vah (Russian)	Bulgarian, Serbian, Russian
Aylin	['eilin]
Meliton	-	Ancient Greek, Georgian
SalomÃO	-	Portuguese
Eliza	[i'laizə]
Bridget	BRIJ-ət (English)	Irish, English, Irish Mythology