pitchforksomeoneintosomething
phrasal verbwithpitchforkverbUKuk/ˈpɪtʃ.fɔːk/us/ˈpɪtʃ.fɔːrk/
tocausesomeonesuddenlyto be in aparticularsituation, usually adifficultone,especiallywhen they are notready:
Herfatherdiedwhen she was 22, and she was pitchforked into therunningof theestate.
Causing difficulties for oneself or others
- ask questions ofsomeone/somethingidiom
- be a tall orderidiom
- be asking for troubleidiom
- beyourown worst enemyidiom
- catch
- catchsomeoneout
- dig
- make heavy weather ofsomethingidiom
- overburden
- plunge
- plunge(someone/something)intosomething
- pull
- shoot
- suicidal
- swamp
- tall
- toughness
- trouble
- worst
- wrong-foot