- force hand
- force (someone's) hand
to make someone do something before they are ready.
Information dug up in the investigation forced the president's hand, and he resigned much sooner than anyone expected.
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force hand
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force someone's hand — To compel someone • • • Main Entry: ↑hand * * * force someone’s hand phrase to make someone do something that they did not want to do, or to make them do something sooner than they intended to do it Thesaurus: to nag or force someone to do… … Useful english dictionary
Hand to hand combat — (sometimes abbreviated as HTH or H2H) is a generic term for close quarters fighting, particularly when the outcome is potentially fatal, as in melee military combat or a duel. This distinguishes it from combat sport. Usually the phrase hand to… … Wikipedia
Force the Hand of Chance — Force the Hand of Chance … Википедия
hand — [hand] n. [ME < OE, akin to Goth handus < base of hinthan, to seize (hence, basic sense “grasper”) < ? IE base * kent , ? to seize] I 1. the part of the human body attached to the end of the forearm, including the wrist, palm, fingers,… … English World dictionary
Force The Hand Of Chance — Альбом Psychic TV Дата выпуска 1982 Жанр Гаражный рок Лейбл Some Bizzare/WEA International, Inc … Википедия
force — ► NOUN 1) physical strength or energy as an attribute of action or movement. 2) Physics an influence tending to change the motion of a body or produce motion or stress in a stationary body. 3) coercion backed by the use or threat of violence. 4)… … English terms dictionary
force sb's hand — ► to make someone do something they do not want to do or do something sooner than they had intended: »The changing dynamics of the diamond business are beginning to force the company s hand. Main Entry: ↑force … Financial and business terms
Force Dynamics — is a semantic category that describes the way in which entities interact with reference to force. Force Dynamics gained a good deal of attention in cognitive linguistics due to its claims of psychological plausibility and the elegance with which… … Wikipedia
force somebody's hand — force sb s ˈhand idiom to make sb do sth that they do not want to do or make them do it sooner than they had intended • They decided to strike to force the management s hand. Main entry: ↑forceidiom … Useful english dictionary
Force — Force, n. [F. force, LL. forcia, fortia, fr. L. fortis strong. See {Fort}, n.] 1. Capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigor; might; often, an unusual degree of strength or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
