HOBSON'S CHOICE


Meaning of HOBSON'S CHOICE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhäb-sənz- ]

noun

Etymology: Thomas Hobson died 1631 English liveryman, who required every customer to take the horse nearest the door

Date: 1649

1. : an apparently free choice when there is no real alternative

2. : the necessity of accepting one of two or more equally objectionable alternatives

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.