Translations for „Hobson's choice“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

Hobson's choice [ˌhɒbsnzˈtʃɔɪs, Am ˌhɑ:b-] N

Hobson's choice

отсу́тствие nt вы́бора

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English

Faced with a Hobson's choice of losing money reselling a wreck or investing a fortune doing it up, the family opted for the latter.

www.independent.ie

It is a Hobson's choice.

www.thefifthestate.com.au

So it's Hobson's choice for monetary policy, as far as the election goes.

moneyweek.com

Is it Hobson's choice, which really is nothing but the governor's; choice imposed on the appointees by subtle blackmail?

thenationonlineng.net

Either way, the player has lost control of his/her own destiny, indicating the so-called choice was really a Hobson's choice.

en.wikipedia.org

This policy, this one or none (take it or leave it), has come to be known as Hobson's choice.

en.wikipedia.org

A Hobson's choice is an apparently free choice that is really no choice at all.

en.wikipedia.org

Answering that question is not a matter of Hobson's choice.

www.jamaicaobserver.com

Homelessness may be a choice sometimes, but it's a Hobson's choice.

www.stuff.co.nz

He's certainly not presenting the voters with a set of cast iron reasons why he's the man to claim their "1"... no Hobson's choice!

sluggerotoole.com