case of

a case of (something)

1. A bout of illness. My poor daughter has been sick all week with a case of the measles.2. By extension, an occurrence of something. Liz usually loves to sing for an audience, so I think she's just got a case of nerves.See also: case, of

*case of something

 1. an instance of something. (*Typically: be ~; have ~.) This is a case of police brutality. They should not have injured the suspect. 2. an occurrence of a disease. (*Typically: be ~; look like ~; treat ~.) I am suffering from a case of the flu.See also: case, of