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make out a case

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  • make (out) a case for something — make (out) a case for (something/doing something) to give good reasons why something should be done. You ve certainly made out a case for us buying a dishwasher …   New idioms dictionary

  • make (out) a case for doing something — make (out) a case for (something/doing something) to give good reasons why something should be done. You ve certainly made out a case for us buying a dishwasher …   New idioms dictionary

  • make (out) a case for — (something/doing something) to give good reasons why something should be done. You ve certainly made out a case for us buying a dishwasher …   New idioms dictionary

  • sufficient to make out a case — index prima facie (legally sufficient) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • make out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you make something out, you manage with difficulty to see or hear it. [V P n (not pron)] I could just make out a tall, pale, shadowy figure tramping through the undergrowth... [V n P] She thought she heard a name. She couldn t… …   English dictionary

  • make a federal case out of — US informal : to become very upset or angry about (something that is not important) I agree that he shouldn t have said that, but there s no reason to make a federal case out of it. [=make a big deal about it] Do you have to make a federal case… …   Useful english dictionary

  • make a federal case (out) of (something) — American to make something seem more important or serious than it really is. He only swore at you there s no need to make a federal case out of it! (usually negative) …   New idioms dictionary

  • make out one's case — To give reasons for one s statements or position • • • Main Entry: ↑case …   Useful english dictionary

  • To make out — make make, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {made} (m[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {making}.] [OE. maken, makien, AS. macian; akin to OS. mak?n, OFries. makia, D. maken, G. machen, OHG. mahh?n to join, fit, prepare, make, Dan. mage. Cf. {Match} an equal.] 1. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • make a federal case out of something — tv. to exaggerate the importance of an error; to overdo something. □ Do you have to make a federal case out of everything? □ I only spilled my milk. Why make a federal case out of it? …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • make out — phr verb Make out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑case, ↑cheque, ↑outline, ↑receipt, ↑shape …   Collocations dictionary

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