Meaning Of The Word Hobson's choice

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Hobson's choice
a decision which forces you to choose between two things which are both bad, and so you cannot possibly be happy

Hobson's choice in American English
a choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all; lack of an alternative
noun: the choice of taking either that which is offered or nothing; the absence of a real alternative

Hobson's choice in British English
noun: the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all

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