Daily life
force yourself to do something
make yourself do something reluctantly
If you force yourself to do something, you make yourself do it even though you do not want to.
Hear it in real life
Did you finish the report?
Yes, but I had to force myself to concentrate.
I had to force myself to leave the house after a long day at work.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I forced myself doing it.
Say: I forced myself to do it.
Use "force yourself to do" for this meaning; do not use the -ing form after "yourself."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
force yourself to do something; forced myself to do something
Your turn: say it out loud
I had to force myself to leave the house after a long day at work.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
force yourself to do something
make yourself do something reluctantly
“I had to force myself to leave the house after a long day at work.”
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