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hobson's choice

Main Entry:: Hob·son's choice
Pronunciation:: \ˈhäb-sənz-\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Thomas Hobson †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

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