Be The Case Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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be the case What does be the case mean?	to be true, to be an actual situation	"I do not care if it was the case last year, this year we will do things differently."
be the case What does be the case mean?	to be true, to be an actual situation	"I do not care if it was the case last year, this year we will do things differently."
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call the dogs off What does "call the dogs off" mean?	to stop threatening/chasing/hounding someone	The police decided to call the dogs off and stop hunting for the man.

Bedroom eyes What does "Bedroom eyes" mean?	Someone with bedroom eyes has a sexy look in their eyes.
in the near future What does "in the near future" mean?	in the time immediately ahead	In the near future I plan to move to a smaller apartment and try to save some money.
eat out of (someone's) hands What does "eat out of (someone's) hands" mean?	to do what someone else wants	The young secretary is eating out of the manager's hands.
quote a price What does "quote a price" mean?	to say in advance how much something will cost	I asked the salesman to quote a price for the new product.

go it alone What does "go it alone" mean?	to do something by oneself	Nobody would help us so we had to go it alone with the project.
Duck to water What does "Duck to water" mean?	If you take to something like a duck to water, you find when you start that you have a natural affinity for it.
tried-and-true What does "tried-and-true" mean?	tested by time and proven to be sound	I know of a tried-and-true method to remove stains from the carpet.

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Be The Case Idiom