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Surfer Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Hi, ..

Can you please help me understand the second clause in the following statement.. :

Although Tutt had humiliated his rival, Hickok's ultimatum essentially forced his hand.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild Bill_Hickok%E2%80%93_Davis_Tutt_shootout

Thank you.
  

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Surfer please help me understand Have you checked a dictionary for the definition of 'ultimatum'? ultimatum: a statement that orders someone to do something and threatens to punish or attack them if they do not to force his (Tutt's) hand: to force Tutt to act (in a given way) CJ

— CalifJim

  • Surfer please help me understand Have you checked a dictionary for the definition of 'ultimatum'?
  • ultimatum: a statement that orders someone to do something and threatens to punish or attack them if they do not to force his (Tutt's) hand: to force Tutt to act (in a given way) CJ
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Surferplease help me understand
Have you checked a dictionary for the definition of 'ultimatum'?

ultimatum: a statement that orders someone to do something and threatens to punish or attack them if they do not

to force his (Tutt's) hand: to force Tutt to act (in a given way)

CJ
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Surferforced his hand.
Note the pun here. The expression to force someone's hand involves a metaphoric reference to card games.
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