may the Force be with you
Used to wish someone luck with a difficult endeavor.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Good luck on your test, may the Force be with you.”
“As she headed into the final job interview, her friend smiled and said, may the Force be with you.”
“Before the team embarked on their perilous journey across the mountains, their leader offered a final, heartfelt wish: may the Force be with you.”
disputed origin
From the Star Wars film franchise, in which "the Force" is an omnipresent energy that can influence events and may be harnessed by gifted individuals.
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force down someone's throat
To shove something down someone's throat.
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force of habit
An act that has been repeated to the point where the performance of the act becomes automatic.
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force someone's hand
Bring about a situation which necessitates an agent to act, often causing a plan to be executed prematurely.
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join forces
To combine labour, to come together, to unite.
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may the Force be without you
Synonym of may the Force not be with you.
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may the Force not be with you
Used to wish someone bad luck.
Last updated August 10, 2026