FORCE ONE'S HAND


Meaning of FORCE ONE'S HAND in English

{v. phr.} To make you do something or tell what you will do sooner than planned. * /Ben did not want to tell where he was going, but his friend forced his hand./ * /Mr. Smith planned to keep his land until prices went up, but he had so many doctor bills that it forced his hand./

Dictionary of English idioms .      Словарь английских идиом.