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   Hobson's choice

   /ˈhɒbs(ə)nz/

   noun

   • 1. a choice of taking what is available or nothing at all: "the regional council must decide whether a private toll bridge is better than no bridge at all—it's a Hobson's choice"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: named after Thomas Hobson (1554–1631), a Cambridge carrier who hired out horses, giving the customer the ‘choice’ of the one nearest the door or none at all.

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