To force by the tooth
To lead another along a path until they become so resistant such that they question your motives, at which point you take 'em by the reins and kick 'em in the side, and then, if they are still resistant, you take 'em out back and shoot 'em in the head such that god only knows what in the hell it takes to persuade them of the most motherfucking obvious truth ever.
To force by the tooth: Lucy just will not admit to anyone or anything that she has lost the game of Uno she was playing. If only we could force her by the tooth. I don't think even God knows how to do that with her, she's just that stubborn. She plays to win, after all. Well, there can be only one winner, in the game of Uno.