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Hobson's choice — is sometimes taken to signify a dilemma or difficult decision but in fact means having no choice at all. It is said to derive from a sixteenth century stablekeeper in Cambridge, England, named Thomas Hobson, who hired out horses in strict… … Dictionary of troublesome word
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Hob|son's choice — «HOB suhnz», the choice of taking the thing offered or nothing: »The exercise of this clause resulted in a Hobson s choice for the player he could either renew his contract or quit organized baseball (Richard E. Day). ╂[< Thomas Hobson, died… … Useful english dictionary
