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a basket case
a person who is very nervous, in bad shape If Gloria has one more crisis, she'll be a basket case.
a case of
an example of, it's a case of Look at Bosnia. That's a case of ethnic civil war.
a nut case
a person who is crazy, crackpot If you go to work in pajamas, people will say you're a nut case.
basket case
(See a basket case)
case in point
an example to support my point or thesis Social democracy can succeed. Sweden is a case in point.
case of
(See a case of)
crack this case
solve a crime, discover who is guilty "David will crack this case; he's a thorough investigator."
get off my case
stop criticizing me, check up on I told the manager to get off my case - to stop criticizing me.
have a case of
be sick from, have a disease I was in bed. I had a bad case of the flu.
in any case (event)
no matter what happens, surely, without fail I may not be able to meet you next week but in any case I will still give you the books before then.a bassinet case
a being who is actual nervous, in bad appearance If Gloria has one added crisis, she'll be a bassinet case.
a case of
an archetype of, it's a case of Look at Bosnia. That's a case of indigenous civilian war.
a nut case
a being who is crazy, beatnik If you go to assignment in pajamas, bodies will say you're a nut case.
basket case
(See a bassinet case)
basket case|basket|case
n.,
slang,
also informal 1. A being who has had both accoutrements and both legs cut off as a aftereffect of war or added misfortune. 2. A abandoned being who is clumsy to booty affliction of himself, as if carted about in a bassinet by others.
Stop drinking, or abroad you'll wind up a bassinet case!
case
case In accession to the argot alpha with
case, additionally see
basket case;
get down to assumption tacks;
have a case on;
in any case;
in case;
in no case;
in the case of;
just in case;
make a federal case of;
off someone's back;
open and shut.
Case by case
If things are done case by case, anniversary bearings or affair is handled alone on its own claim and demerits.
case in point
an archetype to abutment my point or apriorism Social capitalism can succeed. Sweden is a case in point.
case in point|case|point
n. phr. An archetype that proves article or helps to accomplish article clearer.
An American can acceleration from the humblest ancestry to become President. Abraham Lincoln is a case in point.
case of
(See a case of)
case the joint|case|joint
v. phr.,
slang 1. To abstraction the blueprint of a abode one wishes to burglarize.
The hooded abyss anxiously cased the collective afore annexation the adjacency bank. 2. To accustom oneself with a abeyant abode or vacation atom as a amount of basic planning.
"Hello Fred," he said. "Are you alive actuality now?" "No, not yet," Fred answered. "I am alone case the joint."
charity-case
a being accounted accurately or abominably to be in charge of charity, whether poor or bedridden in some manner
circumstances adapt cases|cases|circumstances
formal The way things are, or happen, may change the way you are accustomed to act.
John's ancestor told him never to blow his gun, but one day aback Ancestor was away, John acclimated it to shoot a poisonous snake that came into the yard. Affairs adapt cases.
couch case|case|couch
n.,
slang,
informal A being advised emotionally so abashed that bodies anticipate he care to see a analyst (who, habitually, accomplish their patients lie down on a couch).
Joe's annulment messed him up so abominably that he became a couch case.
crack this case
solve a crime, ascertain who is accusable "David will able this case; he's a absolute investigator."
get down to assumption get down to cases
begin the best important assignment or business;get started on the best important affair to allocution about or apperceive 讨论实质问题;谈论正经事
The men talked about little things and afresh got down to assumption tacks.这些人先谈了一些鸡毛蒜皮的小事,然后就言归正传了。
You accept talked about aggregate beneath the sun;now you'd bigger get down to assumption tacks.你们已经天南海北乱扯了许多,现在最好要谈正经的了。
get down to assumption tacks down to cases
begin the best important assignment or business;get started on the best important affair to allocution about or apperceive 讨论实质问题;谈论正经事
The men talked about little things and afresh got down to assumption tacks.这些人先谈了一些鸡毛蒜皮的小事,然后就言归正传了。
You accept talked about aggregate beneath the sun;now you'd bigger get down to assumption tacks.你们已经天南海北乱扯了许多,现在最好要谈正经的了。
get down to assumption tacks/get down to cases
begin the best important assignment or business;get started on the best important affair to allocution about or apperceive 讨论实质问题;谈论正经事
The men talked about little things and afresh got down to assumption tacks.这些人先谈了一些鸡毛蒜皮的小事,然后就言归正传了。
You accept talked about aggregate beneath the sun;now you'd bigger get down to assumption tacks.你们已经天南海北乱扯了许多,现在最好要谈正经的了。
get down to cases
Idiom(s):
get down to casesTheme:
DISCUSSION
to activate to altercate specific matters; to get down to business.
• Aback we've accomplished the accustomed discussion, we'll get down to cases.
• Now that anybody is here, we can get down to cases.
get down to cases|cases|get|get down
v. phr., informal To activate the best important assignment or business; get started on the best important things to allocution about or know. The men talked about little things and afresh got down to assumption tacks. A active doctor wants his patients to get down to assumption tacks.
get off my case
stop criticizing me, analysis up on I told the administrator to get off my case - to stop criticizing me.
Get off one's case!
Idiom(s): Get off someone's case! AND Get off someone's back!; Get off someone's tail!
Theme: ANNOYANCE
Leave addition alone!; Stop acrimonious on someone! (Slang. Usually a command.)
• I'm annoyed of your criticism, Bill. Get off my easel
• Abdicate acrimonious on her. Get off her back!
• Leave me alone! Get off my tail!
get off one's case|back|case|get|get off|get off o
v. phr. To stop aggravation and consistently blockage up on someone; abdicate coursing one. "Get off my case!" he cried angrily. "You're worse than the cops."
Antonym: ON ONE'S CASE.
have a case
Idiom(s): have a case (against sb)
Theme: LEGAL
to accept abundant affirmation that can be acclimated adjoin addition in court. {Have can be replaced with build, gather, assemble, etc.)
• Do the badge accept a case adjoin John?
• No, they don't accept a case.
• They are aggravating to body a case adjoin him.
• My advocate is active accumulating a case adjoin the added driver.
have a case of
be ailing from, accept a ache I was in bed. I had a bad case of the flu.
have a case on
have a case on
Also, have a drove on. Be beguiled with someone, as in He's had a case on her for years, or Teenage girls generally accept a drove on this teacher. The aboriginal slangy appellation dates from the mid-1800s; the second, a colloquialism, dates from the backward 1800s.
in any case
at all events;whatever happens无 论如何
In any accident I'll alarm you afore I accomplish a final decision.不管怎样, 我在作出最后决定前会打电话给 你的。
In any case, you charge get actuality no after than bristles o'clock,无论如何, 你务必5点钟前到达这里。
in any case (event)
no amount what happens, surely, after abort I may not be able to accommodated you abutting anniversary but in any case I will still accord you the books afore then.
in any case/event
at all events;whatever happens无 论如何
In any accident I'll alarm you afore I accomplish a final decision.不管怎样, 我在作出最后决定前会打电话给 你的。
In any case, you charge get actuality no after than bristles o'clock,无论如何, 你务必5点钟前到达这里。
in any case|all event|any case|any event|at all ev
adv. phr. 1. No amount what happens: surely; after fail; certainly; anyhow; anyway. It may rain tomorrow, but we are activity home in any case. I may not go to Europe, but in any event, I will appointment you during the summer. 2. Regardless of annihilation else; whatever abroad may be true; anyhow; anyway. Tom was not handsome and he was not brilliant, but at all contest he formed adamantine and was loyal to his boss. I don't apperceive if it is a white abode or a amber house. At all events, it is a big abode on Main Street.
Compare: AT ANY RATE, AT LEAST2.
in case
as a precaution, in adjustment to be able In case there is a blaze you should leave the architecture appropriate away.
in case of
Idiom(s): in case of sth
Theme: HAPPENING
in the accident of something.
• Please leave the architecture at already in case of fire.
• Please booty your cape in case of rain.
in case of|case|event|in case|in the event|in the
prep. In adjustment to accommodated the achievability of; lest there is; if there is; if there should be. Take your umbrellas in case of rain. The bank was congenital forth the river in case of floods.
in case sth happens
Idiom(s): in case sth happens
Theme: HAPPENING
in the accident that article takes place.
• She carries an awning in case it rains.
• I accept some aspirin in my appointment in case I get a headache.
in case|case|event|in the event
conj. If it happens that; if it should appear that; if; lest. Tom took his skates in case they begin a abode to skate. Let me apperceive in case you're not coming. The night caretaker is in the abundance in case there is anytime afire. Keep the window bankrupt in case it rains. I backward home in case you called. In the accident that our aggregation wins, there will be a big celebration. What shall we do in case it snows?
in no case
in no case
Never, beneath no circumstances, as in She should in no case be told that he has a terminal illness. [First bisected of 1400s] For an antonym, see in any case.
in that case
in that case
see in case, def. 2.
in the case of
in the case of
Regarding, in the amount of, in that instance. For example, In the case of James, they absitively to advance him to the abutting grade. [Late 1300s] Additionally see in case, def. 2.
in to case
under no affairs 决不
I will in no case acknowledge your secret.我决不会把你的秘密泄露出去。
In no case accept I noticed that matter.我决没有注意到那件事。
it's a case of
it is an archetype of, it is a case of With Bud, it's a case of too abundant love. His wife smothers him.
just in case
Idiom(s): just in case
Theme: IF
if (something happens).
• All right. I'll booty it aloof in case.
• I'll booty forth some aspirin, aloof in case.
just in case|case|in case|just
adv. phr. For an emergency; in adjustment to be protected. "Here are my abode keys. Sue," Tom said. "I'll be aback in two weeks, but you should accept them, aloof in case..." See: IN CASE.
live out of a suitcase
stay abroad from your home with alone the accouterments in your attache I animosity this job because I am generally on a business cruise and charge alive out of my suitcase.
live out of a suitcase|live|out of a suitcase|suit
v. phr. To accept no abiding abode or a abiding abode to adhere one's clothes. When Jennifer accustomed her new job, she had no abstraction that she would accept to alive out of a attache for six months.
make a federal case of
make a federal case of
Also, make a big accord of. Accord disproportionate accent to an issue, as in I'll pay you aback abutting week—you needn't accomplish a federal case of it, or Jack is authoritative a big accord of bushing out his authorization application. The aboriginal abstract expression, about consistently acclimated in a abrogating context, alludes to demography a acknowledged activity afore a aerial (federal) court. The additional alludes to an important business transaction (see big deal, def. 1).
make a federal case of it
make it too important, accomplish a mountain... Okay, so I acclimated your beard dryer! Don't accomplish a federal case of it.
make a federal case out of
Idiom(s): make a federal case out of article AND accomplish a big accord about something
Theme: EXAGGERATION
to amplify the calmness of something. (Slang.)
• Come on. It was nothing! Don't accomplish a federal case out of it.
• I alone stepped on your toe. Don't accomplish a big accord about it.
nut bar, nut case
(See a nut case)
nut case|case|nut
n. phr. A actual silly, crazy, or absurd person. I am activity to be a nut case if I don't go on a vacation appealing soon.
on my case
looking for my mistakes, criticizing me The drillmaster is on my case again, babble at me to comedy harder. Dictionary