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Hobson's choice
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Hob·son's choice  (hbsnz)
n.
An apparently free choice that offers no real alternative.
[After Thomas Hobson (1544?-1630), English keeper of a livery stable, from his requirement that customers take either the horse nearest the stable door or none.]
Hobson's choice [ˈhɒbsənz]
n
the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all
[named after Thomas Hobson (1544-1631), English liveryman who gave his customers no choice but had them take the nearest horse]
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Noun1.Hobson's choice - the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all
alternative, option, choice - one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse"
Translations
Hobson's choice [ˈhɒbsənzˈtʃɔɪs] N (Brit) → opción f única
it's Hobson's choice → o lo tomas o lo dejas
Hobson's choice [ˈhɒbs/ənzˈtʃɔɪs] n it's Hobson's choice → è una questione di prendere o lasciare
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