Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “force someone’s hand“ and its meaning is “to make someone do something they are not willing to do or to make someone do something before they are ready to do”.
Example Sentence: Though farmers’ unions have been protesting in Punjab for the past two months, holding marches and blocking roads and train lines, they said they were organising the march to Delhi to force the government’s hand. Unions want to repeal the laws, which they say are anti-farmer and pro-corporate interests.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article Indian farmers march on Delhi in protest against agriculture laws and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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