Hobson's choice
idiom/HOB-sunz CHOIS/
no real choice at all
Bull Sir की Hinglish
Hobson's choice मतलब ऐसी हालत जहाँ चुनने का मौक़ा दिखता है, पर असल में एक ही रास्ता होता है — लेना है तो यही लो।
Meanings & examples
- 1. idiom
a situation in which you seem to have a choice but there is really only one option
- “With only one bus leaving that night, it was a Hobson's choice.”
- “The workers were given a Hobson's choice: accept the new terms or lose the job.”
💡 Memory trick
Thomas Hobson rented out horses in Cambridge but let customers take only the horse nearest the door: take it or leave it.
Synonyms
no alternativetake it or leave it
Antonyms
free choice
📜 Asked in exams
Real previous-year questions on this word. Open one to try it and see the answer.