make a case for

make a case for
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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