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force sobriety onstresses
gen. насильно заставить бросить пить (или принимать наркотики: Forcing sobriety on addicts won't help with their road to recovery. • You can't force sobriety on anybody. No matter how many rehabs I've done or how many counselors or meetings I went to, I never got it, until one day I was just sick of it and had enough. 4uzhoj)
fig. отрезвляюще подействовать на (в контексте: The economy – both separately and in conjunction with the terrorist attacks – has forced sobriety on the fashion industry. 4uzhoj); открыть глаза (4uzhoj)