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• Hobson's Choice — is a play by Harold Brighouse, the title coming from the popular expression, Hobson s choice meaning no choice at all.The play was first produced in America, the first English production being on June 24 1916 in London. The story is set in… …   Wikipedia

• Hobson' s Choice Motel — (Dargaville,Новая Зеландия) Категория отеля: 4 звездочный отель Адрес: 212 Victoria …   Каталог отелей

• Hobson’s Choice — Hobson s Choice bezeichnet mehrere gleichnamige, im NRHP gelistete, Objekte: Hobson s Choice (Maryland), ID Nr. 84001802 Hobson s Choice (Virginia), ID Nr. 80004174 Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• hobson's choice — A Hobson s choice is something that appears to be a free choice, but is really no choice as there is no genuine alternative …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• Hobson's choice — Hob son s choice A choice without an alternative; the thing offered or nothing. [1913 Webster] Note: It is said to have had its origin in the name of one Hobson, at Cambridge, England, who let horses, and required every customer to take in his… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Hobson's choice — English university slang term, supposedly a reference to Thomas Hobson (c.1544 1631), Cambridge stable manager who let horses and gave customers a choice of the horse next in line or none at all. Phrase popularized c.1660 by Milton, who was at… …   Etymology dictionary

• Hobson's choice — ► NOUN ▪ a choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all. ORIGIN named after Thomas Hobson (1554 1631), a carrier who hired out horses, making the customer take the one nearest the door or none at all …   English terms dictionary

• Hobson's choice — [häb′sənz] n. [after T. Hobson (1544? 1631), of Cambridge, England, who owned livery stables and let horses in strict order according to their position near the door] a choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all; lack of an alternative …   English World dictionary

• Hobson's choice — A Hobson s choice is a free choice in which only one option is offered, and one may refuse to take that option. The choice is therefore between taking the option or not taking it, colloquially formulated as take it or leave it. The phrase Hobson… …   Wikipedia

• Hobson's Choice (1954 film) — Infobox Film name = Hobson s Choice caption = DVD cover imdb id = 0047094 amg id = 1:22682 director = David Lean writer = Harold Brighouse Wynyard Browne David Lean Norman Spencer starring = Charles Laughton Brenda De Banzie John Mills producer …   Wikipedia

• Hobson's choice (disambiguation) — A Hobson s choice is an apparently free choice in which there is only one real option.Hobson s choice may also refer to: * Hobson s Choice , a play by Harold Brighouse * Hobson s Choice (1920 film), a silent film based on the play * Hobson s… …   Wikipedia