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Definition of force back phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

force back

phrasal verb
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force something back
  1. to make yourself hide an emotion
    • She swallowed hard and forced back her tears.
See force back in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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