FORCE ONE'S HAND

Meaning of FORCE ONE'S HAND in English

phrasal

: to cause one to act precipitously

his unexpected offer for the property forced my hand

: force one who for diplomatic or tactical reasons is passive or noncommittal to act in a way that reveals his beliefs or purposes or intentions

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

FORCE ONE'S HAND — phrasal to cause one to act precipitously ; force one to reveal one's purpose or intention
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FORCE ONE'S HAND — make a person do something against their will
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FORCE ONE'S HAND — : to cause one to act precipitously : force one to reveal one's purpose or intention
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FORCE ONE'S HAND — to cause one to act precipitously : force one to reveal one's purpose or intention
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FORCE ONE'S HAND — {v. phr.} To make you do something or tell what you will do sooner than planned. * /Ben did not …
Slang English vocab
FORCE ONE'S HAND — {v. phr.} To make you do something or tell what you will do sooner than planned. * /Ben did not …
Словарь английских идиом
FORCE ONE`S HAND — make someone do something sooner than planned I forced his hand and he told me what he planned to do …
English Idioms vocab
FORCE ONE'S HAND — make someone do something or tell what one will do sooner than planned We decided to force the hand of …
English Idioms vocab
FORCE ONE'S HAND — v. phr. To make you do something or tell what you will do sooner than planned. Ben did not want …
American Idioms English vocabulary
FORCE ONE'S HAND — заставлять кого-л. действовать раньше, чем он этого хочет
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FORCE ONE'S HAND — заставлять кого-л. действовать раньше, чем он этого хочет
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FORCE ONE'S HAND — заставлять кого-л. действовать раньше, чем он этого хочет
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FORCE ONE'S HAND — заставлять кого-л. действовать раньше, чем он этого хочет
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FORCE ONE'S HAND — заставлять кого-л. действовать раньше, чем он этого хочет
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FORCE — I Action that tends to maintain or alter the position of a body or to distort it. It is a …
Английский словарь Британика
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAND
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FORCE — I. ˈfō(ə)rs, ˈfȯ(ə)rs, ˈfōəs, ˈfȯ(ə)s noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French force, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAND
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FORCE — — forceable , adj. — forceless , adj. — forcer , n. — forcingly , adv. /fawrs, fohrs/ , n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HAND — I. ˈhand noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German hant hand Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FORCE — I. ˈfȯrs noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin * fortia, from Latin fortis strong Date: 14th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HAND — noun rate; price. 2. hand ·vi to cooperate. 3. hand ·noun a bundle of tobacco leaves tied together. 4. hand …
Webster English vocab
FORCE — noun validity; efficacy. 2. force ·noun a waterfall; a cascade. 3. force ·noun to allow the force of; to value; …
Webster English vocab
HAND — [hand] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG hant hand] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): the terminal part …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ONE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAND — / hænd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun PART OF BODY 1. [ C ] the part of the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FORCE — / fɔːs; NAmE fɔːrs/ noun , verb ■ noun VIOLENT ACTION 1. [ U ] violent physical action used to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAND — I. hand 1 S1 W1 /hænd/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ hand , ↑ handful ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FORCE — I. force 1 S2 W1 /fɔːs $ fɔːrs/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ forceful , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HAND — n. & v. --n. 1 a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FORCE — n. & v. --n. 1 power; exerted strength or impetus; intense effort. 2 coercion or compulsion, esp. with the use …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HAND — n. & v. n. 1 a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FORCE — n. & v. n. 1 power; exerted strength or impetus; intense effort. 2 coercion or compulsion, esp. with the use …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
HAND — n. & v. --n. 1. a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Oxford English vocab
FORCE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. power; exerted strength or impetus; intense effort. 2 coercion or compulsion, esp. with the …
Oxford English vocab
HAND — I. NOUN USES AND PHRASES /hænd/ ( hands) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FORCE — ( forces, forcing, forced) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If someone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAND — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an ordeal at the hands of sb (= used to say who has made …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FORCE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a defence force (= group of soldiers, pilots etc trained to defend a country …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAND — See: AT HAND, BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CLEAN …
Slang English vocab
HAND — n. 25B6; noun big, strong hands : palm, fist; informal paw, mitt, duke, hook, meat hook; Zoology manus. the clock's …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HAND — n. 1 Slang mitt, paw, US lunch-hook Keep your hands off me, you oaf! 2 help, aid, assistance, helping hand, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HAND — See: AT HAND, BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CLEAN …
Словарь английских идиом
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
ONE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HAND — 1. сущ. 1) а) рука (кисть) to clap one's hands ≈ хлопать, апплодировать to clasp, grab, grasp hand ≈ сжать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FORCE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ONE
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HAND — hand.ogg 1. hænd n _I 1. рука, кисть руки cupped hands - горсть; пригоршня the back of the hand - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FORCE — force.ogg 1. fɔ:s n 1. 1> сила, мощь the force of the blow of the explosion - сила удара взрыва …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HAND — 1) (механическая) рука 2) захватное устройство; схват 3) кисть ( руки робота ) 4) стрелка ( прибора ) 5) крыло …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
FORCE — 1) мех. сила; усилие 2) воздействие 3) вмешательство || вмешиваться ( в работу устройства ) ; принуждать, заставлять; форсировать 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
HAND — 1) (механическая) рука 2) захватное устройство; схват 3) кисть (руки робота) 4) стрелка (прибора) 5) крыло (семафора) 6) хэнд (внесистемная единица длины) 7) сторона; направление 8) работник, …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
FORCE — 1) мех. сила; усилие 2) воздействие 3) вмешательство || вмешиваться (в работу устройства); принуждать, заставлять; форсировать 4) вставлять с усилием, вдавливать; вгонять, загонять 5) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО

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