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case

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BASKET CASE,

CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CASES,

COUCH CASE,

GET DOWN TO BRASS TACKS also GET DOWN TO CASES,

IN ANY CASE,

IN CASE or IN THE EVENT,

IN CASE OF also IN THE EVENT OF,

VANITY CASE.

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in case

[in case] {adv. phr.}, {informal} 1. In order to be prepared; as a precaution; if there is need. - Usually used in the phrase "just in case". * /The bus […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in case of

[in case of] also [in the event of] {prep.} In order to meet the possibility of; lest there is; if there is; if there should be. * /Take your umbrellas […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

get off one's case

[get off one's case] or [back] or [tail] {v. phr.} To stop bothering and constantly checking up on someone; quit hounding one. * /"Get off my case!" he cried angrily. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

just in case

[just in case] {adv. phr.} For an emergency; in order to be protected. * /"Here are my house keys. Sue," Tom said. "I'll be back in two weeks, but you […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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