She carries an umbrella in case it rains.
•I have some aspirin in my office in case I get a headache.
•He keeps a fire extinguisher in his car, just in case.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
case — case1 W1S1 [keıs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(example)¦ 2¦(situation)¦ 3 (just) in case 4 in any case 5 in that case 6¦(reason/argument)¦ 7¦(law/crime)¦ 8¦(box/container)¦ 9 it s a case of something 10¦(disease)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
case in point — Meaning an instance of something has just occurred that was previously discussed. For instance, a person may have told another that something always happens. Later that day, they see it happening, and the informer might say, case in point … The small dictionary of idiomes
case — I [[t]ke͟ɪs[/t]] INSTANCES AND OTHER ABSTRACT MEANINGS ♦ cases 1) N COUNT: oft in N, N of n A particular case is a particular situation or incident, especially one that you are using as an individual example or instance of something. Surgical… … English dictionary
Something Always Happens — Infobox Film name = Something Always Happens image size = caption = director = Michael Powell producer = Irving Asher writer = Brock Williams narrator = starring = Ian Hunter Nancy O Neil music = cinematography = Basil Emmott editing = Bert Bates … Wikipedia
case — I. noun Etymology: Middle English cas, from Anglo French, from Latin casus fall, chance, from cadere to fall more at chance Date: 13th century 1. a. a set of circumstances or conditions < is the statement true in all three cases > b. (1) a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Distributive-temporal case — The distributive temporal case specifies when something is done. In Hungarian This case ( nta) in Hungarian language can express how often something happens (eg. havonta monthly , naponta daily ); it can vary with the Distributive case at words… … Wikipedia
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 should have them, just in case... / See: IN CASE … Dictionary of American idioms
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 should have them, just in case... / See: IN CASE … Dictionary of American idioms
in case of — preposition : in the event of in case of trouble, yell * * * in the event of (a particular situation) instructions about what to do in case of fire * * * in case of : if (something) happens That door is for use in case of [=in the event of] fire … Useful english dictionary
Essive case — The essive or similaris case carries the meaning of a temporary state of being, often equivalent to the English as a... .In the Finnish language, this case is marked by adding na/ nä to the stem of the noun. * Example: lapsi child > lapsena as a… … Wikipedia
Distributive case — The distributive case (abbreviated distr) is used on nouns for the meanings of per or each. In Hungarian it is nként and expresses the manner when something happens to each member of a set one by one (e.g., fejenként per head , esetenként in some … Wikipedia
