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Force Someone’s Hand Make Unwillingly Sooner Planned Inspector

Phrase/Idiom force someone’s hand
Definition If you force someone’s hand, you make them do something unwillingly or sooner than planned.
Example The inspector forced Brandon’s hand and made him reveal the plan.

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