make a case

  • 91case-harden — transitive verb Date: 1677 1. to harden (a ferrous alloy) so that the surface layer is harder than the interior 2. to make callous or insensible • case hardened adjective …

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  • 92case\ in\ point — n. phr. An example that proves something or helps to make something clearer. An American can rise from the humblest beginnings to become President. Abraham Lincoln is a case in point …

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  • 93case in point — an example that proves something or helps to make something clear What he just said was a case in point about what I have been saying all year …

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  • 94case-harden — /keɪs ˈhadn/ (say kays hahdn) verb (t) 1. Metallurgy to make hard the outside surface of alloys having an iron base, leaving the interior tough and ductile by carburising, cyanide hardening, or nitriding and suitable heat treatment. 2. to harden… …

  • 95make out — phr verb Make out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑case, ↑cheque, ↑outline, ↑receipt, ↑shape …

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  • 96make an exception — to deal with someone or something in a different way from usual on a particular occasion only I don t usually lend people money, but in your case I ll make an exception …

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  • 97make a contract — To arrive al an agreement and to put it into effect as a binding obligation, including, in the case of a written contract, reduction of the terms of the agreement to writing and the execution of the instrument thus prepared …

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  • 98case — see circumstances alter cases hard cases make bad law no one should be judge in his own cause …

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  • 99Letter case — For the minimalist musical sub genre, see Lowercase (music). For New Testament minuscules, see Category:Greek New Testament minuscules. Williamsburg eighteenth century press letters In orthography and typography, letter case (or just case) is the …

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  • 100Cold case — For other uses, see Cold case (disambiguation). Cold case refers to a scene of a crime or an accident that has not yet been solved to the full and is not the subject of a recent criminal investigation, but for which new information could emerge… …

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