press into service
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English Dictionarypress sth/sb into serviceto use something or someone that is not completely suitable because nothing or no one more suitable is available:
The car's broken down so I've had to press my old bike back into service. [TahlilGaran] Advanced Learner's Dictionary ▲
Idiomspress into servicepress (someone) into serviceto persuade or force someone to do something. Murphy pressed his sister into service to do the research.press (something) into serviceto use something for an unusual purpose. A few buses and trucks were pressed into service, but the vast majority of refugees walked. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
press something into servicepress (something) into serviceto use something for an unusual purpose. A few buses and trucks were pressed into service, but the vast majority of refugees walked. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
press someone into servicepress (someone) into serviceto persuade or force someone to do something. Murphy pressed his sister into service to do the research.press (something) into serviceto use something for an unusual purpose. A few buses and trucks were pressed into service, but the vast majority of refugees walked. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲