He jokingly referred to dinner as a Hobson's choice between soup and salad or salad and soup.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Hob|son's choice — «HOB suhnz», the choice of taking the thing offered or nothing: »The exercise of this clause resulted in a Hobson s choice for the player he could either renew his contract or quit organized baseball (Richard E. Day). ╂[< Thomas Hobson, died… … Useful english dictionary
Hobson's choice — Hob′son s choice′ [[t]ˈhɒb sənz[/t]] n. the choice of taking either that which is offered or nothing; the absence of a real alternative • Etymology: 1640–50; after Thomas Hobson (1544–1631), of Cambridge, England, who rented horses and gave his… … From formal English to slang
Hobson's choice — Hob|son s choice [ˌhɔbsənz ˈtʃɔıs US ˌha:b ] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from Thomas Hobson (1554 1631), who rented out horses and would only let his customers take the horse nearest the door] a situation in which there is only one… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Hobson's choice — Hob|son s choice [ ,habsənz tʃɔıs ] noun a situation in which you must choose a particular thing because no other choice is available … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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'schoice — Hob·son s choice (hŏbʹsənz) n. An apparently free choice that offers no real alternative. [After Thomas Hobson (1544? 1630), English keeper of a livery stable, from his requirement that customers take either the horse nearest the stable door or … Universalium
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