hobson's choice

English - Turkish

Definition of hobson's choice in English Turkish dictionary

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

Definition of hobson's choice in English English dictionary

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

Related Terms

Hobson's choices

plural form of 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.