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has gloss	(noun) the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all Hobson's choice
has gloss	eng: A Hobson's choice is a free choice in which only one option is offered. As a person may refuse to take that option the choice is therefore between taking the option or not; "take it or leave it". The phrase is said to originate from Thomas Hobson (1544–1631), a livery stable owner at Cambridge, England. To rotate the use of his horses he offered customers the choice of either taking the horse in the stall nearest the door or taking none at all.
lexicalization	eng: Hobson's choice
lexicalization	eng: Hobsons choice
subclass of	(noun) one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse" option, choice, alternative

Meaning
Italian
has gloss	ita: Scelta di Hobson (Hobson's choice) è una locuzione colloquiale inglese, che indica una scelta apparentemente libera che in realtà è obbligatoria.
lexicalization	ita: scelta di Hobson

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