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press into service
Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
準備ができていなかったり、望んでいなかったりする人に、任務や仕事を強制的に行わせること / 本来意図された用途とは異なる目的で、物やシステムを利用すること
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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(idiomatic) To make someone perform a task or duty, especially one they are not prepared or willing to do; to make something serve a function, especially one it was not designed or intended for.
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press into service
When the bakery was short-staffed, the manager had to press into service her neighbor, who had never worked behind the counter before.
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When the bakery was short-staffed, the manager had to press into service her neighbor, who had never worked behind the counter before.
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