force back

Meaning

1. force sth back

   to make yourself hide an emotion

   She swallowed hard and forced back her tears.

In the movies · 1

• But in this moment, he felt a sudden force pulling in back towards Knockemstiff.The Devil All the Time2020

From the same entry

• bring into force
• come into force
• force of habit
• the forces of nature
• in force
• join forces
• a spent force
• force hand
• force the issue
• force the pace
• force down throat
• force down