i don't have a choice

Meaning

1. Editorial100% of films

   Circumstances leave no real alternative, so the speaker feels forced to do something (often said to justify a decision someone else questions).

   But I don't have a choice.

In the movies · 4

• I don't have a choice, Buzz. This is my only chance.Toy Story 21999
• I don't have a choice.Arthur the King2024
• But I don't have a choice.Toy Story 42019
• I don't have a choice.The Princess Switch2018
• I don't have a choice.Velvet Buzzsaw2019
• I don't have a choice.Oldboy2013
• I-I... I don't have a choice here.The House with a Clock in Its Walls2018
• I don't really have a choice.Rye Lane2023

Learn it in full scenes

• Arthur the King2024
  • Michael's Team Fights the Tide
  • Michael Hustles for a Comeback
  • Michael Pitches for the Dominican Race
• Toy Story 42019
  • Woody Rescues the Lost Toy
  • Bo Peep Is Given Away
  • Woody Worries About Bonnie
• Rye Lane2023
  • Yas Teases Dom at His Gallery Show
  • Yas Buys Nathan's Photo at the Show
  • Dom and Yas Meet in Peckham

More everyday phrases

• let's get it over with
• we need to go
• that's life
• that's not what happened
• go crazy
• working on it
• long time
• you first
• this is crazy
• just hear me out
• missed you
• i need a favor