force someone's hand

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noun force someone's hand to force someone to act 0
noun force someone's hand to force someone to act, or declare intentions, before he or she is ready 0
verb force someone's hand (Idiomatic) Bring about a situation which necessitates an agent to act, often causing a plan to be executed prematurely. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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