forzare la mano

== Italian == === Etymology === Literally, “to force the hand”. Compare French forcer la main. === Verb === forzàre la mano (first-person singular present fòrzo la mano, first-person singular past historic forzài la mano, past participle forzàto la mano, auxiliary avére) (idiomatic) to force (someone) to do something against one's will or before the time he had set for oneself; to force someone's hand [with a ‘someone’]