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Hobson's choiceHob‧son’s choice /ˌhɒbsənz ˈtʃɔɪs $ ˌhɑːb-/ noun [uncountable]  Hobson's choiceOrigin: 1600-1700 Probably from Thomas Hobson (1554-1631), who rented out horses and would only let his customers take the horse nearest the door - But, in terms of disability services, the choice available to us amounts to little more than Hobson's choice.
a situation in which there is only one thing you can do, so you do not really have any choice at all |