JAKARTA, June 18 (Xinhua) -- The continued eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province have forced residents to evacuate and caused widespread flight cancellations ...

Forcing someone’s hand is an expression that finds its origin in bridge, the card game. Here, “hand” refers to the cards a player holds in his HAND. Specifically, “hand” in “forced his hand” refers to ...