| 单词 | i rest my case |
| 释义 | > as lemmasI rest my case (b) transitive. to rest one's case (in extended use, outside legal contexts): indicating that one believes that sufficient evidence has been given to support one's views or assertions. Now chiefly in I rest my case (frequently humorous). ΚΠ 1832 Huron Reflector (Norwalk, Ohio) 28 Feb. Next we have the opinions of Mr. Niles himself... And here, I am willing to rest my case. 1847 W. R. Harris Critique on Critics 6 Here I rest my case, merely premising that, to silence carping tongues, I have obtained..permission to publish it in the original German. 1885 Overland Monthly June 666/2 He turns to the traditions and myths of the most ancient civilizations, and finds in them, by dint of judicious selecting and much special pleading, a remarkable consensus sustaining his view. Here he rests his case. 1902 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. Sept. 261 She laughed. ‘Do you rest your case?’ ‘Yes, I rest my case.’ 1921 J. H. Railey Show Down xxii. 339 ‘Shall I make the obvious answer?’.. ‘No. I know it.’ ‘Then one thing more and I rest my case,’ he achieved a smile. 1946 Pittsburgh Courier 23 Nov. 21/4 All the fine acts and bands say our town is s-q-u-a-r-e. I rest my case. 2003 ‘DBC Pierre’ Vernon God Little x. 107 ‘He wouldn't need to repair TVs, with all that extra money.’ ‘I rest my case.’ < as lemmas |
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