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choice

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mod. nice; cool.

We had a choice time at Tom's party.This new tunage is real choice.

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bark up the wrong tree

to make the wrong choice; to ask the wrong person; to follow the wrong course.

If you think I'm the guilty person, you're barking up the wrong tree.The baseball players blamed their bad record on the pitcher, but they were barking up the wrong tree.

by choice

due to conscious choice; on purpose.

I do this kind of thing by choice. No one makes me do it.I didn't go to this college by choice. It was the closest one to home.

choose up sides

to form into two opposing teams by having a leader or captain take turns choosing players.

Let's choose up sides and play baseball.When I choose up sides, all the best players don't end up on the same team.

draw a bead on someone or something

to pick out someone or something for special treatment. (Informal.)

Ann wants a new car, and she has drawn a bead on a red convertible.Jane wants to get married, and she has drawn a bead on Tom.

get the nod

to get chosen.

The manager is going to pick the new sales manager. I think Ann will get the nod.I had the nod for captain of the team, but I decided not to do it.

go with something

to choose something (over something else). (Informal.)

I think I'll go with the yellow one.We decided to go with the oak table rather than the walnut one.

had as soon do something and would as soon do something

prefer to do something else; to be content to do something. (The would or had is usually 'd. Also with just, as in the examples.)

They want me to go into town. I'd as soon stay home.If you're cooking stew tonight, we'd as soon eat somewhere else.I would just as soon stay home as see a bad movie.If that's what we're having for dinner, I'd just as soon starve.

had rather do something and had sooner do something

prefer to do something. (The had is usually expressed in a contraction, 'd.)

I'd rather go to town than sit here all evening.They'd rather not.I'd sooner not make the trip.

have one's druthers

to get one's choice; to be permitted to have one's preference. (Folksy. The druthers is from rather.)

If I had my druthers, I'd go to France.Tom said that if he had his druthers, he'd choose to stay home.

have oneself something

to select, use, or consume something. (Folksy. Also with non-reflexive pronouns, me, him, her, etc., as in the last example.)

He had himself a two-hour nap.I'll have myself one of those red ones.I think I'll have me a big, cold drink.

Hobson's choice

the choice between taking what is offered and getting nothing at all. (From the name of a stable owner in the seventeenth century who offered customers the hire of the horse nearest the door.)

We didn't really want that particular hotel, but it was a case of Hobson's choice. We booked very late and there was nothing else left.If you want a yellow car, it's Hobson's choice. The garage has only one.

nothing to choose from

no choice; no choice in the selection; not enough of something to make a choice.

I went to the store looking for new shoes, but there was nothing to choose from.By the time I got around to selecting a team of helpers, there was nothing to choose from.

pick and choose

to choose very carefully from a number of possibilities; to be selective. (Fixed order.)

You must take what you are given. You cannot pick and choose.Meg is so beautiful. She can pick and choose from a whole range of boyfriends.

scrape the bottom of the barrel

to select from among the worst; to choose from what is left over.

You've bought a bad-looking car. You really scraped the bottom of the barrel to get that one.The worker you sent over was the worst I've ever seen. Send me another—and don't scrape the bottom of the barrel.

settle on something

to decide on something.

We've discussed the merits of all of them, and we've settled on this one.I can't settle on one or the other, so I'll buy both.

six of one and half a dozen of the other

about the same one way or another.(Fixed order.)

It doesn't matter to me which way you do it. It's six of one and half a dozen of the other.What difference does it make? They're both the same—six of one and half a dozen of the other.

take it or leave it

to accept something (the way it is) or forget it. (Informal. Fixed order.)

This is my last offer. Take it or leave it.It's not much, but it's the only food we have. You can take it or leave it.

take sides

to choose one side of an argument.

They were arguing, but I didn't want to take sides, so I left.I don't mind taking sides on important issues.

up to someone

to be someone's own choice.

She said I didn't have to go if I didn't want to. It's entirely up to me.It's up to Mary whether she takes the job or tries to find another one.

CHOICE - LAST

as a last resort

as the last choice; if everything else fails.

Call the doctor at home only as a last resort.As a last resort, she will perform surgery.

CHOICE - TASTE

There's no accounting for taste.

A proverb meaning that there is no explanation for people's preferences.

Look at that purple and orange car! There's no accounting for taste.Some people seemed to like the music, although I thought it was worse than noise. There's no accounting for taste.

choice

1. adjective

excellent US, 1958

2. noun

in horse racing, the favoured horse in a race US, 1960

idiomchoiceHobson's choicechoose a situation in which there is only one thing you can possibly do, unless you do nothing:It's Hobson's choice - either we have a private toll bridge to the island, or no bridge at all.We have our choice when we want to use a professional service, but with disability services it's a matter of Hobson's choice.

drug of choice

1. An illicit substance one is addicted to or tends to prefer. I dabbled with a few different recreational drugs in college, but marijuana was my drug of choice.

2. The favored pharmaceutical treatment for a given medical condition or ailment. Lithium has long been the drug of choice for many physicians to treat depression and bipolar disorder.

3. By extension, any habit, activity, or vice that one is particularly fond of or dependent upon. A lot of people resort to drugs or alcohol to cope with their problems, but exercise has always been my drug of choice. Coffee became my drug of choice after working as a barista for three years during college.

be spoiled for choice

To have an abundance of suitable or ideal options from which to choose, such that it may be difficult to make a decision. Primarily heard in US. Between video games, television, and the Internet, kids these days are spoiled for choice when it comes to their entertainment. Our hotel was right in the midst of the city's finest restaurants, so whenever we wanted something to eat, we were spoiled for choice.

spoiled for choice

Having an abundance of suitable or ideal options from which to choose, such that it may be difficult to make a decision. Primarily heard in US. Between video games, television, and the Internet, kids these days are being brought up spoiled for choice when it comes to their entertainment. Our hotel was right in the midst of the city's finest restaurants, so whenever we wanted something to eat, we were spoiled for choice.

spoilt for choice

Having an abundance of suitable or ideal options from which to choose, such that it may be difficult to make a decision. Primarily heard in UK. Between video games, television, and the Internet, kids these days are being brought up spoilt for choice when it comes to their entertainment. Our hotel was right in the midst of the city's finest restaurants, so whenever we wanted something to eat, we were spoilt for choice.

beggars can't be choosers

You must accept that which is given to you, especially if you don't have the means to acquire it yourself. That dress wasn't exactly what I would have picked for myself, but, hey, it was free, and I'm broke right now. Beggars can't be choosers.

by choice

Intentionally; based on one's own decision or interest. I know a lot of these volunteers are forced to be here, but I'm here by choice.

be spoilt for choice

To have an abundance of suitable or ideal options from which to choose, such that it may be difficult to make a decision. Primarily heard in UK. Between video games, television, and the Internet, kids these days are spoilt for choice when it comes to their entertainment. Our hotel was right in the midst of the city's finest restaurants, so whenever we wanted something to eat we were spoilt for choice.

Hobson's choice

Something that seems to be a choice but isn't. The phrase refers to British stable owner Thomas Hobson, who was known to act as though he only had one horse to rent to each patron, even when his stable was full. A: "This rental car is terrible." B: "Well, did you want to walk all the way from the airport to the hotel? It was Hobson's choice."

of (one's) choice

As chosen or desired by oneself, among all the options. My parents took me to the animal shelter and told me I could have the puppy of my choice.

you pays your money, and you takes your choice

When you buy something, you must accept the risk that it will not be what you wanted. I'm sorry to hear that the laptop you bought online doesn't work, but you pays your money, and you takes your choice.

you pay your money, and you take your choice

When you buy something, you must accept the risk that it will not be what you wanted. I'm sorry to hear that the laptop you bought online doesn't work, but you pay your money and you take your choice.

pay your money and take your choice

When you buy something, you must accept the risk that it will not be what you wanted. I'm sorry to hear that the laptop you bought online doesn't work, but pay your money and take your choice.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Prov. If someone gives you something you asked for, you should not complain about what you get. I asked Joe to lend me his bicycle, and he sent me this old, rusty one. But beggars can't be choosers. Jill: Let me wear your green dress; I don't like the blue one you lent me. Jane: Beggars can't be choosers.

by choice

due to conscious choice; on purpose. I do this kind of thing by choice. No one makes me do it. I didn't go to this college by choice. It was the closest one to home.

Hobson's choice

the choice between taking what is offered and getting nothing at all. (From the name of a stable owner in the seventeenth century who always hired out the horse nearest the door.) We didn't really want that particular hotel, but it was a case of Hobson's choice. We booked very late and there was nothing else left. If you want a yellow car, it's Hobson's choice. The garage has only one.

beggars can't be choosers

Those in dire need must be content with what they get. For example, The cheapest model will have to do-beggars can't be choosers. This expression was familiar enough to be included in John Heywood's 1546 collection of proverbs.

by choice

Deliberately, as a matter of preference. For example, No one told me to come; I'm here by choice. This expression replaced the earlier with choice, used from about 1500.

Hobson's choice

An apparently free choice that actually offers no alternative. For example, My dad said if I wanted the car I could have it tonight or not at all-that's Hobson's choice . This expression alludes to Thomas Hobson of Cambridge, England, who rented horses and allowed each customer to take only the horse nearest the stable door. [Mid-1600s]

of choice

Preferred above others, as in A strike is the union's weapon of choice. Used with other prepositions ( by, for, with), all meaning "by preference," this idiom dates from about 1300.

pay your money and take your choice

Also, you pays your money and takes your choice. Since you're paying, it's your decision, as in We can take the train or the bus-you pays your money and takes your choice. This term first appeared in the English humor magazine Punch in the mid-1800s and has been repeated ever since.

beggars can't be choosers

You say beggars can't be choosers to mean that you should not reject an option if it is the only one which is available to you. Initially I'd take any job that was offered me — beggars can't be choosers. There are some apartments available, and beggars can't be choosers, but they're not very nice.

Hobson's choice

mainly BRITISH

You can call a decision Hobson's choice when it forces you to choose something because in reality there is no other choice available. He was faced with a Hobson's choice between obedience and ruin, so he gave in to their demands. Only the satellite companies were offering enough money to screen the games, so it was Hobson's choice really. Note: This expression may refer to a man called Thomas Hobson, who earned money by hiring out horses at the end of the 16th century. He had a particular system for using each horse in turn, so a customer was given no choice, even if there were many horses available.

beggars can't be choosers

people with no other options must be content with what is offered. proverb

Hobson's choice

no choice at all.

Thomas Hobson , to whom this expression refers, was a carrier at Cambridge in the early 17th century, who would not allow his clients their own choice of horse from his stables as he insisted on hiring them out in strict rotation. They were offered the ‘choice’ of the horse nearest the door or none at all. Hobson's choice is also mid 20th-century British rhyming slang for voice .

you pays your money and you takes your choice

used to convey that there is little to choose between one alternative and another.

Both pays and takes are non-standard, colloquial forms, retained from the original version of the saying in a Punch joke of 1846 .

be spoilt for choice

have so many attractive possibilities to choose from that it is difficult to make a selection. British

ˌbeggars can’t be ˈchoosers

(saying) when there is no choice, you have to be satisfied with whatever you can get: I would have preferred a bed, but beggars can’t be choosers so I slept on the sofa in the living room.

be spoilt/spoiled for ˈchoice

have so many opportunities or things to choose from that it is difficult to make a decision: I’ve had so many job offers that I’m spoilt for choice.

by ˈchoice

because you have chosen: I wouldn’t go there by choice.

of ˈchoice (for somebody/something)

(used after a noun) that is chosen by a particular group of people or for a particular purpose: It’s the software of choice for business use.

of your ˈchoice

that you choose yourself: First prize will be a meal for two at the restaurant of your choice.

ˌHobson’s ˈchoice

the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all, in reality no choice at all: It’s Hobson’s choice really, as this is the only room they have empty at the moment.This expression refers to a 17th-century Cambridge man, Tobias Hobson, who hired out horses; he would give his customers the ‘choice’ of the horse nearest the stable door or none at all.

you ˌpays your ˌmoney and you ˌtakes your ˈchoice

(saying) used to say that there is not much difference between two or more alternatives, so you should choose whichever you prefer: It’s hard to say which explanation is more likely; it’s more a matter of you pays your money and you takes your choice.

The unusual grammar in this idiom copies the speech of showmen at a fairground.

choice

mod. nice; cool. We had a choice time at Tom’s party.

of choice

Preferred above others of the same kind or set: "the much used leveraged buyout as the weapon of choice" (Alison Leigh Cowan).

beggars can't be choosers

Those in need must take whatever they can get. A proverb in John Heywood’s 1546 collection, this expression has been repeated ever since, with very little variation. A minor exception was Thomas Fuller’s version (Gnomologia, 1732), “Beggars and Borrowers must be no Chusers.”

choice between (of) two evils, a

Two unpleasant alternatives. The full expression, “choose the lesser of two evils,” was already a proverb listed by John Heywood in 1546 and dates, in slightly different form, from Plato’s and Aristotle’s times. “Of harmes two, the lesse is for to chese,” wrote Chaucer in Troilus and Criseyde. Since it is not always possible to decide between two such alternatives, C. H. Spurgeon may offer the best advice: “Of two evils, choose neither” (John Ploughman’s Talk, 1880).

Hobson's choice

A choice that represents no choice at all; an enforced decision. The term supposedly originated with the practice of a Cambridge, England, carrier named Thomas Hobson (1544–1631), who insisted that his customers take whichever horse was nearest the stable door. If they refused that horse, he would give them no other. Whether this origin is true or not, the term was adopted and appeared in print in several mid-seventeenth-century sources. It is heard less often today.

pay(s) your money and take(s) your choice, you

It’s your decision as long as you’re willing to pay the price. This term has been traced to the mid-nineteenth century, when it first appeared in print in the English humor magazine Punch. It also appeared in a late nineteenth-century peep-show rhyme cited in the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations: “Whichever you please, my little dears: You pays your money and you takes your choice, You pays your money and what you sees Is a cow or a donkey just as you pleases.”

you pays your money and takes your choice

See pay your money and take your choice.

Hobson's choice

No choice at all, take it or leave it. Thomas Hobson ran a livery stable in Cambridge, England, in the 16th century. He had a simple policy about renting out his horses: you took what he gave you or you went horseless (some accounts say he rented whichever animal was in the stall nearest the door). Hobson's spirit lives on in the joke about a passenger aboard El Al Airlines who asked the flight attendant what the choice of dinner was. She replied with a smile, “The choice is yes or no.”

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