press into service
Idiomto use sb / sth for a purpose that they were not trained or intended for because there is nobody or nothing else available
Meaning
Meaning
press sb / sth into service
to use sb / sth for a purpose that they were not trained or intended for because there is nobody or nothing else available
Every type of boat was pressed into service to rescue passengers from the sinking ferry.
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