case
the [current] instance; an actual situation. I think Bill is a vegetarian, and if that is the case, we should not serve him meat. Susie believes trees can talk, but that is not the case.
See:- (not) care two hoots
- a basket case
- a case in point
- a case of (something)
- a case of mistaken identity
- a case of the blind leading the blind
- a federal case
- a hard case
- an open-and-shut case
- as the case may be
- basket case
- be no question that (something will happen/is the case)
- be on (one's) case
- be on somebody's case
- be on someone's case
- be on the case
- best/worst-case scenario
- best-case scenario
- build a case
- build a case against (someone or something)
- case
- case closed
- case in point
- case of
- case of mistaken identity
- case of the blind leading the blind
- case of the dropsy
- case of the jitters
- case of the shorts
- case out
- case someone/something out
- case the joint
- Circumstances alter cases
- Don’t make a federal case out of it!
- don't make a federal case (out) of (something)
- gather a case
- gather a case against (someone or something)
- get down to brass tacks
- get down to cases
- get off (one's) case
- Get off case!
- get off somebody's case
- get off someone’s back
- get off someone’s case
- get on (one's) case
- get on someone’s case
- hard case
- hard cases make bad laws
- have a bad case of the simples
- have a case
- have a case (against someone or something)
- have a case on
- have a case on (someone)
- headcase
- I rest my case
- in any case
- in case
- in case of
- in case of something
- in case you missed it
- in no case
- in that case
- in the case of
- in the case of (someone or something)
- just in case
- keep off back
- make a case for (something)
- make a case that
- make a federal case (out) of (something)
- make a federal case of
- make a federal case out of
- make a federal case out of something
- make out a case
- make out like (something is the case)
- make out that (something is the case)
- meet the case
- nut case
- nutcase
- off (one's) case
- off case
- off someone's back
- on (one's) case
- on case
- on someone's back
- on the case
- open-and-shut case
- piece of cake
- prove to (one) that (something is the case)
- rest your case
- staircase wit
- the shorts
- the worst-case scenario
- work (one's) soul case out
- work it so (that) (something is the case)
- work the soul case out of
- work things so (that) (something is the case)
- worst-case scenario