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القرار والتحكم - القوة والالتزام

اغوص في التعابير الإنجليزية المتعلقة بالقوة والإلزام، مثل "أن تُحاصر في الزاوية" و"نداء الواجب".

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English idioms related to Decision & Control
to [force] {one's} hand

to leave someone no choice but to do something they would not do otherwise

يدفعه دفعًا, لا يترك له خيارًا

يدفعه دفعًا, لا يترك له خيارًا

Ex: The leak forced the minister's hand, and he had to resign. 
to [put] the squeeze on {sb}

to make someone do something by putting them under pressure, especially to get money from them

يضغط عليه, يعصره حتى يدفع

يضغط عليه, يعصره حتى يدفع

Ex: The bank put the squeeze on him after he missed two loan payments. 
to [clip] {one's} wings

to reduce or restrain a person's freedom, influence, or authority

يقص أجنحته, يحد من نفوذه

يقص أجنحته, يحد من نفوذه

Ex: The new rules clipped the manager's wings and gave more power to the board. 
to [have] {sb} over a barrel

to place someone in a situation in which they have no choice but to accept one's offer or request

يمسكه من اليد التي تؤلمه, لا يترك له خيارًا

يمسكه من اليد التي تؤلمه, لا يترك له خيارًا

Ex: The landlord knew we had nowhere else to go, so he had us over a barrel. 
to [crack] the whip
to crack the whip
[عبارة]

to make use of one's power or authority to force someone to work harder or behave better

يشدّ عليهم, يفرض الانضباط

يشدّ عليهم, يفرض الانضباط

Ex: The manager had to crack the whip after the team missed three deadlines. 
to [be] boxed into a corner

to be placed in a problematic situation to which there is no favorable solution

محشور في الزاوية, عالق بلا حل جيد

محشور في الزاوية, عالق بلا حل جيد

Ex: The company was boxed into a corner: raise prices or lose money. 
to [scrape] (the bottom of|) the barrel

to have no option but to make use of people or things of very poor quality

يأخذ أسوأ ما تبقى, يلجأ إلى الرديء

يأخذ أسوأ ما تبقى, يلجأ إلى الرديء

Ex: If we hire him, we'll really be scraping the bottom of the barrel. 
{one's} hands [are] tied

used to say that one's freedom in action is limited by a rule or law

يداه مكبّلتان, لا يملك حرية التصرف

يداه مكبّلتان, لا يملك حرية التصرف

Ex: I want to help, but my hands are tied by company policy. 
to [go] through the motions

to do something without real interest, feeling, or effort

يؤدي الأمر بلا روح, يفعل ذلك بلا حماس

يؤدي الأمر بلا روح, يفعل ذلك بلا حماس

Ex: He went through the motions at work after losing interest in the job. 
the call of duty
the call of duty
[عبارة]

the feeling or belief that one must do or accomplish something

نداء الواجب, الإحساس بالواجب

نداء الواجب, الإحساس بالواجب

Ex: When the storm hit, the nurses answered the call of duty and stayed all night. 
to [make] a virtue of necessity

to get an advantage from doing something that is forced upon one

يحوّل الاضطرار إلى ميزة, يستفيد من الأمر المفروض عليه

يحوّل الاضطرار إلى ميزة, يستفيد من الأمر المفروض عليه

Ex: When the office closed, she made a virtue of necessity and built a successful remote team. 
{one's} way or the highway

used to say that someone has two options, either accept what has been said or leave it be

إما على طريقتي أو الباب يفوّت جمل, تقبّل كلامي أو ارحل

إما على طريقتي أو الباب يفوّت جمل, تقبّل كلامي أو ارحل

Ex: His attitude was simple: my way or the highway. 
ball and chain
ball and chain
[عبارة]

something that limits or takes away one's freedom to do what one wants

قيد ثقيل, عبء يقيّد الحركة

قيد ثقيل, عبء يقيّد الحركة

Ex: For him, the old debt was a ball and chain that kept him from starting over. 
marching orders

a set of instructions from a person in authority concerning what one must do or how to do it

تعليمات واضحة, أوامر العمل

تعليمات واضحة, أوامر العمل

Ex: The team got its marching orders from the director and started work immediately. 
no strings attached

offered or provided without any hidden agendas, requirements, or consequences

بلا أي شروط, من دون مقابل

بلا أي شروط, من دون مقابل

Ex: They offered us the grant with no strings attached. 
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