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leave someone no choice

leave someone no choice verb: make it so that someone must do something.

Verb

leave someone no choice (third-person singular simple present leaves someone no choice, present participle leaving someone no choice, simple past and past participle left someone no choice)

  1. (idiomatic) Make it so that someone must do something.

Forms of leave someone no choice

third-person singular presentleaves someone no choice
present participleleaving someone no choice
past participleleft someone no choice
pastleft someone no choice

Questions about leave someone no choice

What does leave someone no choice mean?
Leave someone no choice means make it so that someone must do something.
What part of speech is leave someone no choice?
Leave someone no choice is a verb.
What is the past tense of leave someone no choice?
The past tense of leave someone no choice is left someone no choice.

Words near leave someone no choice in the dictionary

  1. leave someone high and dry
  2. leave someone holding the baby
  3. leave someone holding the bag
  4. leave someone in the dust
  5. leave someone in the lurch
  6. leave someone no choice
  7. leave someone on read
  8. leave someone on seen
  9. leave someone out in the cold
  10. leave someone to their fate
  11. leave someone to their own devices

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