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Hobson's choice

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Hobson's choice/ˈhɒbs(ə)nz/

▶noun a choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all.

– origin C17: named after Thomas Hobson, who hired out horses, making the customer take the one nearest the door or none at all.

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