hobson's choice

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English - Turkish
tek çare
ya bu ya hiç
tek seçenek
tek olasılık
(Konuşma Dili) tek alternatif
(Konuşma Dili) tek alternatifli seçim
(Konuşma Dili) seçme şansı olmama
English - English
The choice of taking either the primary option or nothing

In other words, they might go to the devil and starve—Hobson's choice!—for all the other factories were owned by men who offered no better terms.

no choice at all, choice in which there is only one option (named after Thomas Hobson who had a stable full of horses for hire but let his guests choose only the one nearest the door)
a situation in which there is only one thing you can do, so you do not really have any choice at all (Probably from Thomas Hobson (1554-1631), who rented out horses and would only let his customers take the horse nearest the door)
the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all
Hobson's choices
plural form of Hobson's choice
hobson's choice

    Turkish pronunciation

    häbsınz çoys

    Pronunciation

    /ˈhäbsənz ˈʧois/ /ˈhɑːbsənz ˈʧɔɪs/

    Etymology

    () After Thomas Hobson (1544-1631) of Cambridge, England, who rented horses and gave his customers the choice of the horse nearest the stable door or no horse at all.
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