| 单词 | by case |
| 释义 | > as lemmasby (also on, upon) case Phrases a. By chance, accidentally. Also in a cas, of case. Obsolete. [In a cas (compare quots. c13301, c13302) apparently showing a prep.1 as first element.] ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adverb] feringc1000 feringlya1300 by casec1300 chancefully1303 lotc1325 peradventurec1325 of chance1330 happilya1375 in hapa1375 upon hapsa1375 casuallyc1384 perchancec1387 chancely1389 by fortune1390 haplyc1390 by (also of) adventurea1393 percasea1393 adventurelyc1400 percase1402 accidently?a1425 adventurously1440 by (good, lucky, etc.) hap?a1450 accidentally1528 chanceably1559 bechance1569 chance1595 casual-wise1601 accidental1622 occasionally1622 fortuitouslya1652 contingently1668 by chance1669 chanceable1709 per-hazard1788 chance-wise1844 c1300 St. Brendan (Laud) l. 6 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 220 Hit bi feol in a day..Þat beryn, an oþur Abbot, to him cam bi cas. c1330 (?a1300) Sir Tristrem (1886) l. 2850 So it bifel acas. c1330 Lai le Freine in Smith Coll. Stud. Mod. Langs. (1929) 10 iii. 3 (MED) Sone þerafter bifel a cas, þat hirself wiþ child was. a1450 St. Edith (Faust.) (1883) l. 883 Vpone a day hit fell by case. c1480 (a1400) St. Andrew l. 249 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 70 Syne eftir hapnyt of case. a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Wolf & Lamb l. 2620 in Poems (1981) 97 Swa vpon cace ane selie lamb come neir, Bot of his fa the volff na thing he wist. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid i. vi. 99 The schippis that on caice war redy thair. 1578 J. Rolland Seuin Seages 66 And now on case the same man chancit am I. b. Perhaps, maybe. Obsolete. ΚΠ c1300 Life & Martyrdom Thomas Becket (Harl. 2277) (1845) l. 912 He the wole bere anhonde, And bynyme thi stat bicas and bringe the of thi londe. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 70 Þanne is þe uerste ydelnesse..and be cas hit is þet Salomon zayþ þet þe beginnynge of þe kueade tonge is folie. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvi. xlviii. 852 It conforteþ þe lyuere, on cas [L. forsan] by drynesse. a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1882) iv. l. 649 Thow most..hym..blende Or vp-on cas he may after þe sende. ΚΠ c1330 Roland & Vernagu (Auch.) (1882) l. 611 (MED) Vernagu at þat cas So sore asleped was He no miȝt fiȝt no more. a1500 (?a1475) Guy of Warwick (Cambr. Ff.2.38) l. 167 Felys askyd at that case, Who that Gyes fadur was. ΚΠ a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 2644 Ac þe quen for no cas no wold þat wedding graunt. c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 2350 Þat þai suld corde be na cas vn-to þe kingis hestis. a1500 (?a1425) Ipomedon (Harl.) (1889) l. 355 But she kowde wete for no case, Whens he come ne what he was. P4. Uses with in. See also in case conj. and adv. a. in no case: under no circumstances; not at all; by no means. Obsolete. ΚΠ c1390 (?c1350) St. Augustine l. 1561 in C. Horstmann Sammlung Altengl. Legenden (1878) 88 He nolde not in no cas Biholde a wommon in þe fas. 1611 Bible (King James) Matt. v. 20 Yee shall in no case enter into the kingdome of heauen. View more context for this quotation 1643 W. Prynne Soveraigne Power Parl. iii. App. 12 They are in no case responsible to their whole Kingdomes or Parliaments for their grossest exorbitances. b. in any case: †by any means, in any way (obsolete); at all events, anyhow; whatever happens or may have happened; at any rate. [Compare Middle French, French en tout cas (a1404).] ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > possibility > [adverb] > in any case, at all in any casea1398 algatesc1405 sure1552 in any hand1595 at all adventure (also adventures)1677 at any rate1730 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > by the instrumentality of [phrase] > by any means by hook or (also and) by crookc1380 in any casea1398 by some manner of means1580 at any rate1601 per fas et nefas1602 somehow or another1664 somehow or other1664 at all rates1667 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xix. lxxxi. 1346 If it happeþ in eny caas þat þey ben yloste. c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 97 Manye men ben..so ouer feerdful þat if þei in eny caas schulde for eny while trowe a falsehede..þei wolen holde hem gilty of greet synne. c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 1362 How he miȝt couir in any cas to come to þe cite. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry i. f. 12v Varro wyll in any case haue two courtes. 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 v. ii. 25 Let not Harry know In any case the offer of the King. View more context for this quotation 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice iv. 43 I would haue you in any case..to tramell your horse aboue knee. 1636 E. Dacres tr. N. Machiavelli Disc. 1st Decade T. Livius i. xix. 101 He that takes after Romulus..shall hold it in any case, unlesse by an obstinate and overmighty power it be wrested from him. 1739 Psalms of David in Metre xxxvii. 82 For God loves Judgment, and His Saints leaves not in any Case. 1794 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 1041/2 In any case, I trust that your Majesty will accept the expression of the high esteem with which I am, Sir, my Brother, The good Brother of your Majesty. 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus iii. vii. 91/1 But, in any case, hast thou not still Preaching enough? 1860 Amer. Agriculturist 19 354/3 It will be well to consult a professional landscape gardener. In any case, the suggestions of such a person will be valuable. 1916 E. W. Gregory Furnit. Collector 227 But in any case worm-eaten furniture is not at all desirable. 1952 Chambers's Jrnl. May 309/1 Arresting me? Nonsense! In any case, what about you? Do you think I would leave you here to take the rap? 2009 S. Faulks Week in December ii. 82 He..couldn't find a USB cable that would fit the old one to download the picture. In any case, the battery was kaput. c. in that case: (a) in that situation; if that should happen; that being so; †(b) at that time, then (obsolete). ΚΠ 1442 in R. G. Marsden Documents relating Law & Custom Sea (1915) 131 In that caas he to be beleved be his othe & ij or iij of his credible neyghbours with him sworne, & so to be acquitte. c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 940 (MED) Þan comes Alexander in þat cas, þe cronaclis tellis, With a riall ost of many able princes. c1480 (a1400) St. Mary of Egypt l. 558 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 312 I..in þat case nane wald spare. 1556 N. Grimald tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Duties iii. f. 134 He ought in that case, to recompense him. 1565 Ordinance Bk. Merchants of Staple (Staple Company of Eng.) (1937) 138 No parsonne made fre by apprentishode shalle wthin two yeres..take any apprentice except he be maried and in that caas shalle take but one. 1609 J. Skene tr. Regiam Majestatem 124 Except he fraudfullie absent himselfe, and in that case, he sal be bidden vpon..be the space of fourtie dayes. 1676 C. Molloy De Jure Maritimo ii. v. 229 If the Ship perishes onely, and the Goods are safe, in that case the Goods ought to pay a proportion of a 5th or 10th penny. 1753 M. W. Montagu Let. 28 Jan. in K. Payne Between Ourselves (1983) 78 I will therefore speak to you as supposing [your daughter] not only capable, but desirous of learning: in that case by all means let her be indulged in it. 1787 Hoyle's Polite Gamester (ed. 10) 191 In that Case, instead of calling it forty all, it is called Deuce. 1801 T. Jefferson Let. 19 Feb. in Papers (2006) XXXIII. 20 Mr Huger of S. Carolina..withdrew by agreement, his collegues agreeing in that case to put in blanks. 1882 Harper's Mag. July 284/1 Perhaps Max Müller could attach some meaning to ‘hilo’ but in that case he would do more than any sailor ever did. 1909 R. Beynon Drapery 76 ‘And if I can show you cheaper lines than you are buying, you won't buy?’ ‘No, I will not buy even in that case.’ 1958 ‘A. Gilbert’ Death against Clock vi. 89 ‘It could be he was financin' another establishment and didn't want Mrs M. to know. And Wife No. 2 might be makin' trouble.’ ‘Simpler to put her light out in that case.’ 2006 J. Robson Keeping it Real xii. 115 Forgive my scepticism, but in that case how come you were sending all those poison pen letters and messages by arrowshot? d. In sense 5. (a) in (a) case to (also for): in a condition or position to do something; prepared, ready. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [adjective] > prepared or ready i-radc888 yarec888 i-redec1000 i-redya1175 boundc1175 graith?c1225 aready1250 alreadyc1275 readyc1275 armedc1300 prestc1300 bentc1330 ripec1330 purveyed1435 mature?1440 apt1474 habile1485 in (a) case to (also for)1523 provided1533 in procinct1540 weeping-ripe1548 furnished1553 fit1569 preta1600 expedite1604 predy1613 procinct1618 foreprepared1642 presto1644 apparated1663 (ready) in one's gears1664 fallow1850 standby1893 organized1926 (to be) all set1949 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. cxxx. f. xlivv We be nat wel ordred to fyght this day, for we be nat in the case to do any great dede of armes [Fr. Si dirent a leur connestable quilz nestoient mye ordonnez adoncques de faire nul grant exploit de bataille]. 1593 G. Markham Disc. Horsmanshippe iv. sig. I4v Iudge in what temper aud state hys body standeth, and howe farre he is eyther out of case or in case, for the running of a course. a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) iii. ii. 25 I am in case to iustle a Constable. View more context for this quotation 1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures viii. §2. 23 When thou art in better case to hear me I will tell thee. 1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. iii. 219 Quoth Ralph, I should not, if I were In case for action, now be here. 1744 J. Willison Afflicted Man's Compan. (new ed.) vii. 137 God frequently hides his People from the Temptations and Troubles that are coming on the Earth. Why? he sees many of them not in Case to endure them. 1826 M. R. Mitford Our Village II. 56 Even if they escaped hanging for that exploit, I should greatly doubt their being in case to attempt another. 1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia V. xviii. ix. 229 Breslau; which is in no case to resist and be bombarded. 1903 W. D. Howells Lett. Home xi. 67 At the house of an editor who has made so much money with his paper..that he is now in case to clean up. 1932 R. Macaulay They were Defeated i. viii. 58 Prudence tells me she's five months forward, and in no case to care for innocent children. (b) in case: in good condition, esp. (of tobacco) cured and sufficiently moist to withstand handling. ΚΠ 1606 J. Day Ile of Guls sig. Fv You shall haue some Poet..write you a..historie in prose..: I had one of them my selfe, and your eares be in case, Ile giue you a taste on't. 1680 P. Hay Marquis of Chastelet Politicks of France x. 119 One thing which presseth more at present, is, the putting of the Country in case again. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) In ludicrous language, In case is lusty or fat. 1785 D. Young National Improvem. upon Agric. Pref. p. viii One person..lays it down as a rule never to plow nor sow but when the ground is in case. 1845 G. Dodd Brit. Manuf. 5th Ser. 132 An exposure to the air for..about five weeks makes the leaves of tobacco elastic and tough, and slightly covered with a glossy kind of moisture. The tobacco is then said to be in case. 1865 Trans. Illinois State Agric. Soc. 1861–4 5 667 The fires should be suffered to go out, and the tobacco be suffered to come in case, or get soft again. 1944 Dial. Notes Nov. 65 In case: adj. phr., in proper condition—cured and having the correct amount of moisture to ensure handling without injury or loss. 1998 J. Van Willigen & S. C. Eastwood Tobacco Culture ix. 143 Dry tobacco is extremely brittle and will shatter if handled. Cured tobacco can only be handled if it is in case. P5. a. Chiefly British. to put (also †set) the case and variants (esp. with following clause): to propound a hypothetical instance or illustration, to suppose; (in later use) to present a set of facts or arguments in support of a particular person, course of action, or version of events. In early use also †to put (also set) case. Formerly frequently in imperative (cf. suppose v. 11). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > supposition, surmise > taking for granted, presumption > assume, presuppose [verb (transitive)] > as basis for argument seta1340 supposec1350 posec1385 putc1390 to put (also set) the casec1405 suppositionc1449 demit1556 suppose1594 s'pose1632 case1647 feign1688 posit1697 postulate1705 c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Melibeus (Hengwrt) (2003) §521 Yet sette I cas ye haue bothe myght & licence for to venge yow. ?c1425 (c1412) T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum (Royal 17 D.vi) (1860) 39 I putte cas..Thow were yfalle in indigent povert. a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) II. 841 Sir, I put a case..that ye were armed..as I am, and I naked as ye be, what wolde ye do to me now? a1500 (?a1450) Gesta Romanorum (Harl. 7333) (1879) 10 I sette cas, þat a thefe make an hole in a hous. 1579 L. Tomson tr. J. Calvin Serm. Epist. S. Paule to Timothie & Titus 142/2 Let vs put the case that nothing is sought for. 1601 B. Jonson Fountaine of Selfe-love iii. v. sig. F4v Put case shee should be Passant when you enter,..call vpon her: Lady, Nimph. 1632 P. Holland tr. Xenophon Cyrupædia 129 Set case..that a man should make so much of those dogs which you keepe. 1659 J. Bunyan Doctr. Law & Grace Unfolded 340 Set the case that there be two men who make a covenant. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 191. ¶1 Some ludicrous Schoolmen have put the Case, that if an Ass were placed between two Bundles of Hay [etc.]. 1726 G. Shelvocke tr. Imperial Comm. in Voy. round World Pref. p. x Setting the case I had not their interest at heart, yet it was for my interest to support theirs. a1770 J. Jortin Serm. (1771) III. ii. 39 Either there is a future state, or there is not. Put the case that there is not. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 400 Particular cases might doubtless be put in which resistance would benefit a community. 1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam xxxv. 55 O me! what profits it to put An idle case ? View more context for this quotation 1919 J. Buchan Mr. Standfast i. iv. 69 I flatter myself I put my case well, for I had got up every rotten argument and I borrowed largely from Launcelot. 1972 Guardian 2 Nov. 12/4 Anthony Crosland..puts the case for the large-scale municipalisation of low-income rented housing. 1998 Independent 25 May i. 6/4 Rogan Taylor..put the case that the normal tendency when confronted with a ball is either to pick it up or whack it with a stick. b. to make (out) a (also one's) case and variants: to present a set of facts or arguments supporting one side in a legal case; (more generally) to present a set of facts or arguments in support of a particular person, course of action, or version of events. Frequently with for. ΚΠ 1697 D. Defoe Ess. Projects 308 It is impossible for a Plaintiff to make out his Case, or a Defendant to make out his Plea. 1752 H. Fielding Amelia I. i. xi. 90 If we can make out but a tolerable Case, so much Beauty will go a great ways with the Judge and the Jury too. 1863 C. C. Clarke Shakespeare-characters xvi. 391 Shakespeare has made out a strong case for Shylock. 1879 Catholic World Aug. 634/1 The duty not only of stating but of making the case devolved upon the young barrister. 1905 E. Phillpotts Secret Woman i. iv. 36 It all comes back to Him, though you may try your bestest to make a case. 1927 Publ. Mod. Lang. Assoc. Amer. 42 907 Scholarly divines who attempt..to make out a case for the prelatical form of Church-discipline. 1973 Sat. Night (Toronto) Nov. 36/3 Stewart seems to be making a case for Bethune as that peculiarly Canadian political animal, the red Tory. 1992 D. Pannick Advocates ii. 39 The court concluded that they had failed to make out their case. 2005 New Yorker 5 Dec. 66/2 Scientists..made a case for evolution that was thrilling in its breadth..and satisfying in its detail. P6. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > circumstance or circumstances > circumstance [phrase] > in case or in the event that in (also for, on, upon) adventurea1393 if case (be that)1455 1455 in A. Clark Lincoln Diocese Documents (1914) 85 And if case the said william dye withoute Issew male. 1482 J. Dalton Let. 27 Jan. in Cely Lett. (1975) 129 If case be that yow wyll that I schall send them ouyr to yow or to ony oder for yow, send me worde and it schal be don. 1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. cxi. [cvii.] 318 If case that my doughter haue sonne or doughter by hym. ?1541 R. Copland Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens iv. sig. Oiv It ought nat to be applyed, but yf case be that the pacyente were faynte herted. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 (1623) v. iv. 34 If case some one of you would flye from vs. 1656 Shepheards Kalender xxxvii. sig. N4 If case were after the length of the climates, one might goe about the earth from Orient to Occident to his first place. b. Scottish. (in) case be and variants: if it should prove or happen that, if perchance. Now rare. Sc. National Dict. (at cited word) records the phrase as still current in Aberdeenshire in 1938. ΚΠ 1808 W. Watson Misc. Sc. Poetry 28 She..high Parnassus darna speel, Case-be she fa'. 1887 D. Donaldson Jamieson's Sc. Dict. Suppl. 6 An' case be ye'll meet him. 1912 P. McPhun Kilmain 27 Don't taigle, in case be it rains. 1921 M. Argo Jant's Choice 15 Gang yir wa's wi' them, Janet, caseby he thinks ye're unco prood. P7. case of conscience n. Theology a matter in which a conflict of principles has to be resolved by the application of moral rules, or (in later use) one's sense of what is morally right. [After Middle French cas de conscience (1485 in the passage translated in quot. 1502; French cas de conscience subsequently from 1606), itself after post-classical Latin casus conscientiae (14th cent.). Compare Spanish caso de conciencia (a1543 in the passage translated in quot. 1574, as †caso de consciencia).] Such matters have traditionally been divided into two classes: those which concern a person's state before God, and those which concern his or her actions in that state. It is mainly to the latter, i.e. cases of conduct, that casuistry is understood to refer. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > moral philosophy > [noun] > casuistry or elements of case of conscience1502 case divinity1600 1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) iv. xxiv. sig. ggivv Bonauenture sayth in this mater that many suche thoughtes to be alonely venyall synne The whiche hath ben well Iuged they ben mortall synnes, wherfore in suche [d]oubte a man hym ought delygently to examen and hym to confesse, as of mortall synne. for in all cases of conscyence [Fr. en tous cas de conscience], the whiche ben doubtous, a man is bounde to chese the moost sure partye. 1574 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara Familiar Epist. 232 Not to aske any case of conscience [Sp. caso de consciencia], or to talke any thing of holy scripture, but to murmur, saying, that the King doth not firme. 1771 J. Murray Serm. to Doctors in Divinity iv. 242 A layman..will very likely have very different cases of conscience from a church dignitary. 1851 F. W. Robertson Serm. 4th Ser. xii. 81 The application of Christian principles to the various circumstances and cases of conscience which arise continually in the daily life of a highly..artificial community. 2000 J. Mahoney in A. Hastings et al. Oxf. Compan. Christian Thought 98/1 The study of moral ‘cases of conscience’..has been a continuing concern of Catholic moral theology. P8. out of case: in poor condition. Now only with reference to tobacco (see sense 5b).In quot. 1593: not in a condition or position to do something; unprepared. ΚΠ 1593 G. Markham Disc. Horsmanshippe iv. sig. I4v Iudge in what temper aud state hys body standeth, and howe farre he is eyther out of case or in case, for the running of a course. a1643 W. Cartwright Ordinary (1651) i. ii. 9 Thou art so leane and out of case. 1673 A. Behn Dutch Lover ii. iii. 42 This replenishing of our spirits, as you call it, Sir, may put us out of case. 1704 J. Swift Full Acct. Battel between Bks. in Tale of Tub 240 Their Horses large, but extreamly out of Case. 1745 D. Giddings Jrnl. in Essex Inst. Hist. Coll. (1912) XLVIII. 299 9 [May]. A little better this morning... 10. I was still out of case but keept about. 1835 W. Brigham Addr. before Inhabitants of Grafton 11 The gun missing fire, (probably the moist rainy weather had put it out of case,) they all came out. 1850 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Patents 1849: Agric. 461 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (31st Congr., 1st Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 20, Pt. 2) VI When put in winnows this way, it [sc. tobacco] frequently goes out of case. 1909 Farmers' Bull. (U.S. Dept. Agric.) No. 343. 26 If tobacco is going out of case when bulked, it will continue to go out. 2013 A. K. Ferrell Burley i. ii. 78 When it is out of case, it is brittle and crumbles at the touch. P9. Law. action on (also †of, upon) the case and variants: an action for a remedy in respect of loss or damage where one of the pre-existing writs does not address the particular circumstances, either because the loss or damage is indirect or for some other reason. Cf. trespass on the case n. at trespass n. 3d. Now historical. ΚΠ 1612 W. Travers Supplic. to Priuy Counsel 4 Wee should shortly haue no actions vpon the case, nor of trespasse, but all should be pleaes of the Crowne. 1631 in S. R. Gardiner Rep. Cases Star Chamber & High Comm. (1886) 77 The plaintiff had brought an action of the case against Rickby. 1635 W. Lambarde & T. Lambarde Archeion (new ed.) 61 Suits at the Common Law, for remedie in Cases, where no proper helpe was formerly knowne..called the Action or Writ upon the Case. 1764 T. Cunningham New & Compl. Law-Dict. I. at Action Action on the case lies not for an act not prohibited by law, tho' it be to the damage of the party. 1843 J. F. Archbold Law Nisi Prius vii. ii. 432 For all acts of misfeasance, committed without force, or, if committed with force, which are merely consequentially injurious to the plaintiff, he may have his remedy by action on the case. 1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. ii. ix. 523 Action of trespass on the Case, so called from the words in consimili casu..in the Statute of Westminster the Second, which authorizes such actions..Injuries caused by negligence are usually remediable by action on the case. 1898 E. E. Bryant Code Pract.: Treat. Procedure Civil Actions Wisconsin i. 16 Trespass on the case. This action is sometimes called ‘case’ or ‘action on the case’. It is so designated, because formerly the plaintiff's whole case, or the state of facts on which he sought to recover, was set forth in the writ. 2004 J. Getzler Hist. Water Rights at Common Law iii. 150 Kiralfy in his study of the action on the case notes that the immediate-consequential harm distinction dates significantly from the early eighteenth century. P10. as the case may be: (when referring to two or more alternatives) according to the circumstances. ΚΠ 1643 H. Palmer Necessity of Venturing for Churches Help 49 Yet even the former..my Office would not onely bear me out in, but even require of me, as the Case may be. 1777 J. Adams Let. 6 Dec. in Wks. (1854) IX. 470 An act is necessary for allowing a depreciation or an appreciation, as the case may be, upon specialities. 1822 J. Blunt Merchant's & Shipmaster's Assistant xv. 143 The one moiety to be paid to the owner of the goods, or the United States, as the case may be. 1927 F. Balfour-Browne Insects ii. 38 It passes into the pupal by a moult, all other moults taking place during the life of the larva or the nymph, as the case may be. 2001 Heat 27 Oct. 120/3 This is your last chance to make sure that November is a month worth getting out of bed for (or staying in it with someone, as the case may be). P11. case in point (originally Law): an apposite or relevant instance; an example that serves as a precedent or illustrates the point. ΚΠ 1647 J. March Actions for Slaunder 130 So it hath bin often adjudged; I shall only remember one case in point. Marsham brought an action against Pescod [etc.]. 1762 B. Franklin Let. 19 May in B. Franklin Papers (1966) X. 83 Judges in their Decisions often use Precedents. I have somewhere met with one that is what the Lawyers call a Case in Point. 1842 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 3 ii. 184 There are many other cases in point, such as the use of the honeycomb-stone..as a manure in Devonshire and Scotland. 1938 Times 22 Mar. 17/4 The striking success of acriflavine..is another case in point. 2012 Wonderland Feb. 109 The men's spring collection is a case in point, with its..coordinating garments that reference the twinset without getting too grannyish on us. ΚΠ 1652 N. Culpeper Catastrophe Magnatum vi. 48 They that please may set the Figure, and they that please not may let it alone, tis all a case to me. 1702 Eng. Theophrastus 138 That which a man causes to be done, he does himself, and 'tis all a case. 1758 J. Ralph Case of Authors 7 Whether an Author was an Adventurer for Fame or Money, or both, it should be all a Case to the candid Reader. P13. off the case: removed from participation in an investigation, esp. a criminal investigation. Cf. on the case at Phrases 14. ΚΠ 1920 I. E. Ostrander How many Cards? xvii. 240 I gathered that 'e..wanted 'im off the case. 1978 L. Egan Dream Apart x. 160 Whether she did it or didn't, we're off the case. 1992 M. Crichton Rising Sun 70 I want that racist turd off the case. 2004 Daily Mail (Nexis) 19 Mar. 59 ‘You're off the case,’ snapped Alembic. P14. on the case. a. Actively engaged in an investigation, esp. a criminal investigation. ΚΠ 1937 E. Pound Fifth Decad Cantos xlvi. 33 Seventeen years on the case; here Gents, is/are the confession. ‘Can we take this into court? Will any jury convict on this evidence?’ 1972 ‘T. Coe’ Don't lie to Me (1974) xi. 102 The detectives on the case think the two things are tied in. 1999 J. Boyle Hero of Underworld 70 Farm it out, my arse. I want you on the case immediately. 2002 R. Gervais & S. Merchant Office: Scripts 1st Ser. Episode 2. 101 Columbo here figured it out, did he? Well, yeah,..I must be guilty, if you've got your best man on the case. b. colloquial (originally U.S.). Aware of, alert to, or actively dealing with a particular situation or task; (more broadly) capable, prepared, and alert. ΚΠ 1971 D. Goines Dopefiend xii. 153 Don't let your fingers get sticky..'cause I'll be right there on the case. 1980 H. Gould Fort Apache, Bronx (film script) 41 Rest?.. Shit, I don't need no rest, I'm on the case. 1987 T. Wolfe Bonfire of Vanities (1988) 4 Tell 'im, bro... Y'on the case... Yo, Gober! 1992 J. Peters & J. Nichol Tornado Down (1993) xii. 94 I was already on the case, and as he finished speaking the wings finally did roll out level. 1998 E. Brimson Hooligan xv. 41 We all have to be on the case so don't get too shit-faced. Anyone that's pissed ain't coming, right? P15. colloquial (originally U.S.). a. to get off a person's case: to leave a person in peace; esp. to stop criticizing or harassing a person. Frequently in imperative, as get off my case! ΚΠ 1971 E. E. Landy Underground Dict. 88 Get off my case, expression meaning leave me alone. 1977 C. McFadden Serial (1978) vii. 20/2 ‘It's Michael's,’ she said. ‘Anita's new old man. And get off my case.’ 1990 R. Doyle Snapper (1993) 174 Was she in pain, he asked her. The fuckin' eejit; she'd give him pain if he didn't get off her case. 1997 A. Wood EastEnders (BBC TV script) (O.E.D. Archive) Episode 575. 21 Get off my case will you? I know what I'm doing. 2008 L. Chafee Against Tide xviii. 229 They wouldn't leave us alone, wouldn't get off our case. b. to be on a person's case and variants: to criticize or reprove a person, esp. repeatedly; to harass or annoy a person. ΚΠ 1971 H. Roberts Third Ear 5/2 Don't get on my case. 1982 W. L. Heat Moon Blue Highways vii. xvi. 298 Some people have gotten on my case because of a rumor that I posed for it. 1988 Star (Tarrytown, N.Y.) 12 Apr. 8/2 You've got the boat, the bike and the expensive tools, but if she so much as looks at that fur jacket in the window, you're on her case. 1999 Odds On Feb. 3/2 The tabloids are on her case full time. 2011 K. T. Kalikow Kids on Meds i. 10 He owes overdue homework in three subjects. His teachers are on his case. His parents are on his case. < as lemmas |
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