Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
postawić kogos w sytuacji bez wyjscia
English translation:
to leave someone (with) no choice (in this/the matter) (but to do something)
Polish term
postawić kogos w sytuacji bez wyjscia
Dec 16, 2008 10:59: M.A.B. changed "Language pair" from "English to Polish" to "Polish to English"
Dec 16, 2008 22:00: Natalia Kaluza changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Dec 30, 2008 10:57: Caryl Swift Created KOG entry
PRO (3): Darius Saczuk, Caryl Swift, Natalia Kaluza
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Proposed translations
to leave someone (with) no choice (in this matter) (but to do something)
For example:
'You leave me with no choice but to resign from the post' (a more formal register)
'You leave me no choice. I''m going to have to say "No television for a week".' (a less formal register)
References:
"Transfer moves will leave no choice but back to the wing"
( from: http://tinyurl.com/5geerj )
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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-12-16 12:08:00 GMT)
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Or, of course:
'To leave someone with no choice in the matter'
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Note added at 5 hrs (2008-12-16 12:14:34 GMT)
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Some more references:
"Facing ruthless police harassment, enforced unemployment and the withdrawal of social services, many of the Palestinians who stayed here after the Iraqi invasion say they now have no choice but to leave Kuwait. "
( from: http://tinyurl.com/67ery8 )
"Flor says she had no choice but to leave her home to find work."
( from: http://tinyurl.com/6lvwar )
"Grieving son has 'no choice' but to leave area"
( from http://tinyurl.com/5o2znn )
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Darius Saczuk
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Polangmar
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put sb in a position of no choice
http://tinyurl.com/6fn8bw
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Note added at 48 mins (2008-12-16 08:02:02 GMT)
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Zły odnośnik, przepraszam. Tutaj właściwy: http://tinyurl.com/6k37m5
to corner sb
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leave sm high and dry
High and dry
Meaning
Stranded, without help or hope of recovery.
Origin
This term originally referred to ships that were beached. The 'dry' implies that, not only were they out of the water, but had been for some time and could be expected to remain so. It was used in a 'Ship News' column in The [London] Times, August 1796
be backed/forced into a corner
to be forced into a difficult situation which you have little control over.
or:
2. have your back against/to the wall:
to have very serious problems which limit the ways in which you can act. With rising labour costs, industry has its back to the wall.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/have back against/to t.....
When his back was against the wall he became very aggressive.
***I pulled it over from the other one. Felt I should have a go here too! ;)
I feel I\'ve been backed into a corner and I have no choice but to sign the contract.
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