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force someone's hand

to force a person to reveal plans, strategies, or secrets. (Alludes to a handful of cards in card playing.) We didn't know what she was doing until Tom forced her hand. We changed our game plan after we forced the other team's hand in the first period.

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YET another police station is to close in North Wales and again the force hand out a glib and wholly unsatisfactory justification for it. Closure is latest blow to rural life; DAILY POST YOUR VOICE IN WALES by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) COPS in Britain's largest police force hand out almost pounds 6,000 a day to informants, according to new figures. Yard pays informers pounds 2.1million; SNOUTS by The Mirror (London, England) It is because of our government - that our police force hands are tied. Police Force - Stabbed in the Back by Kathleen Carr / News, opinion and commentary community			for the fun of it for the good of for the heck of it for the hell of it for the life of for the life of me for the long haul for the moment for the most part for the present for the record for the sake of argument for the taking for the time being for trouble for two cents for want of a better word For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse ... for what it's worth for your information forage forbid forbidden fruit force force down force hand force in force of habit force off force on force or an animal from force out of force out of office force through force to be reckoned with force to the wall fore fore and aft foreclose on foregone foregone conclusion forelock-tugging forest forever forever and ever forewarn forewarn about Forewarned is forearmed forget forget about forget it			Force Feel System force field force field Force field (disambiguation) Force field analysis force field method Force Field Molecular Dynamics Force fields Force Fires Coordination Center force fires coordinator force fit Force Flow Fusion Center Force Flow Model Force Flow Requirements Analysis Planning Force Forfeit Force Free Helical Reactor force from force gage Force Generation Level Force Generation Levels Force Generation Model Force Generation Report Force Goals Force Guided Relays International force hand force health protection force health protection Force Health Protection and Readiness Force Health Protection Conference Force Health Protection Council Force Hygiene Officer Force Identification Force Identification System Force Imagery Interpretation Force Imagery Interpretation Unit force in force in Force Indicator Code Force Information Management Unit Force Information Service Force Integration Force Integration Analysis Force Integration Division Force Integration Functional Area Force Integration Readiness Officer Force Integration Staff Officer Force Integration to Equal Limits Force Integration Training Force Integration Training Division Force Interactive Tactical Evaluator Force Intérimaire des Nations Unies au Liban

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