强人所难 meaning in English
constrain sb. to do things that are beyond his power; insist on other's doing sth. which is impossible or against his will; try to make sb. do sth. which he won't [can't] do; force sb. to do what he is unwilling to do [what he cannot do]
Examples
- Such trappy questions are meaningless and pushing us to nowhere
如此刁钻的问题简直是强人所难。 - And i resent being foisted
而我则痛恨被强人所难 - And i resent being foisted
而我则痛恨被强人所难 - You can take the horse to the river , but you can ' t make him drink
你可以把马牵到河边，但是你不能强迫它喝水（不可强人所难） 。 - The dean is coming it rather strong by asking jim not to go home in the winter vocation
主任要求吉姆寒假不要回家，这真有点强人所难了。