force someone's hand
1force someone's hand — To compel someone • • • Main Entry: ↑hand * * * force someone’s hand phrase to make someone do something that they did not want to do, or to make them do something sooner than they intended to do it Thesaurus: to nag or force someone to do… …
2force someone's hand — force (someone s) hand to make someone do something before they are ready. Information dug up in the investigation forced the president s hand, and he resigned much sooner than anyone expected …
3force someone's hand — ► force someone s hand make someone do something. Main Entry: ↑force …
4force someone's hand — If you force someone s hand, you make them do something unwillingly or sooner than planned. The interviewer forced Brad s hand and made him reveal his relocation plans …
5force someone's hand — idi force someone s hand, to compel a person to do or disclose something before he or she is ready to do so …
6force someone's hand — make someone do something. → force …
7force someone's hand — to make someone do something that they did not want to do, or to make them do something sooner than they intended to do it …
8force someone's hand — verb Bring about a situation which necessitates an agent to act, often causing a plan to be executed prematurely …
9force sb's hand — ► to make someone do something they do not want to do or do something sooner than they had intended: »The changing dynamics of the diamond business are beginning to force the company s hand. Main Entry: ↑force …
10force one's hand — make someone do something sooner than planned I forced his hand and he told me what he planned to do about the new contract for our company …
