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Decision & Control - Choices & Decisions

Explore English idioms regarding choices and decisions with examples like "change of heart" and "the lesser of two evils".

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Hobson's choice

a choice made in a situation in which no other options were available

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to pick and choose

‌to choose the most desirable alternative out of the ones available

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the lesser of two evils

a choice or option that seems less harmful or unpleasant out of two that one is confronted with

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embarrassment of riches

a situation in which there is too much of resources or options for one to choose from

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(as) broad as it is long

used for saying that choosing out of the two possible options is not really going to make a difference as the result will be the same either way

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to have somebody or something in mind

to consider someone or something when doing or mentioning something

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to take one's pick

to choose something out of two or a group of things available to one

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to come down on one side of the fence or the other

to decide between two possible alternatives or choices that one has

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to take something into account

to consider something when trying to make a judgment or decision

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to chew one's cud

to spend time considering one's future action before making a decision

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to go down that road

to choose to do something in a specified manner

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in one's right mind

in a state that one is capable of making logical decisions or behaving normally

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change of heart

the action of adopting a different opinion or mindset

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on second thought

used to state that one has adopted a different opinion

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to change horses (in) midstream

to adopt a different policy in face of a difficult or unexpected problem

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fork in the road

a point in a person's life or a situation where they must make a critical decision or choose between two different options or paths

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to take a (long) hard look at something

to think about or consider something very carefully, particularly with the intention of improving it in mind

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to change one's mind

to change one's opinion or decision regarding something

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to give something a pass

to excuse or overlook something without criticism or consequences

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to take matters into one's own hands

to do something oneself as opposed to waiting for others

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