force someone's hand

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) Bring about a situation which necessitates an agent to act, often causing a plan to be executed prematurely.

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The sudden resignation of our lead investor will force someone's hand, pushing the management to approve the acquisition sooner than planned.

詳細

意味（1）

(idiomatic) Bring about a situation which necessitates an agent to act, often causing a plan to be executed prematurely.

forces someone's hand （ present singular third-person ）

forcing someone's hand （ participle present ）

forced someone's hand （ participle past ）

forced someone's hand （ past ）