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force someone's hand

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables
force -some-one's -hand
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Bring about a situation which necessitates an agent to act, often causing a plan to be executed prematurely.

Etymology

A metaphorical reference to card games.

Inflected Forms

forces someone's hand (present, singular) forcing someone's hand (participle, present) forced someone's hand (participle, past) forced someone's hand (past)

Frequently Paired Words

preclude

Questions

What does force someone's hand mean?
Bring about a situation which necessitates an agent to act, often causing a plan to be executed prematurely.
Where does force someone's hand come from?
A metaphorical reference to card games.

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