make a case for something
- make a case for something
- make a case for (something)
to explain why something should be done.
Everything seems to be going pretty well, and she has yet to make a case for change.
Usage notes: also used in the form make a case that - to explain that something is true:
It is easy to make a case that he's one of the best baseball players around.
Etymology: based on the legal meaning of make a case (= to show that what you say is true)
New idioms dictionary.
2014.
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