Rush Someone Into Doing vs. Rush Someone To Do
Cambridge directly defines rush + object + into + -ing as forcefully persuading someone without giving enough time to decide. That phrasal construction is narrower than ordinary transitive uses of rush; the cited entry does not establish rush + object + to-infinitive as the same complement pattern.
Use “rush someone into doing something” for the directly documented pressured-decision construction; do not infer a parallel “rush someone to do” rule from it.
Key details
Choose the right form
| Meaning / situation | Form / construction | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| pressure someone into making or taking an action too quickly | rush + person + into + -ing | Use the directly documented pressured-decision construction. |
| move or send someone somewhere quickly | rush + person + place/direction | This is a different sense and construction. |
| infer a parallel “rush someone to do” rule from the pressured-decision pattern | not supported by this evidence | Do not generalize the reviewed “into + -ing” construction into a direct-infinitive rule. |
Quick tests
Meaning / construction test
Are you saying someone was pressured into an action or decision too quickly?
If yes: Use “rush someone into doing.”
If no: If “rush” instead means move/send quickly, use the construction for that sense; do not infer a direct “rush someone to do” rule from this evidence.
Examples
Do not rush her into signing the form.
“Into + -ing” names the action she is being pressured to take.
They rushed us into making a decision.
The construction describes pressure toward a hurried action.
The staff rushed the patient to the exit.
This uses the separate movement sense of “rush,” not the pressured-decision construction.
Further guidance
Boundary
That phrasal construction is narrower than ordinary transitive uses of rush; the cited entry does not establish rush + object + to-infinitive as the same complement pattern.
Construction
Cambridge directly defines rush + object + into + -ing as forcefully persuading someone without giving enough time to decide.
Decision
Use “rush someone into doing something” for the directly documented pressured-decision construction; do not infer a parallel “rush someone to do” rule from it.
Sources and evidence
Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.
- rush someone into (doing) something — Cambridge English Dictionary (opens in a new tab)Cambridge Dictionary · Rush + object + into + -ing construction for forceful hurried persuasion