ALL meanings of be on someone's case
case
B b - noun be on someone's case an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something: Sailing in such a storm was a case of poor judgment. 1
- noun be on someone's case the actual state of things: That is not the case. 1
- noun be on someone's case a question or problem of moral conduct; matter: a case of conscience. 1
- noun be on someone's case situation; circumstance; plight: Mine is a sad case. 1
- noun be on someone's case a person or thing whose plight or situation calls for attention: This family is a hardship case. 1
- noun be on someone's case a specific occurrence or matter requiring discussion, decision, or investigation, as by officials or law-enforcement authorities: The police studied the case of the missing jewels. 1
- noun be on someone's case a stated argument used to support a viewpoint: He presented a strong case against the proposed law. 1
- noun be on someone's case an instance of disease, injury, etc., requiring medical or surgical attention or treatment; individual affliction: She had a severe case of chicken pox. 1
- noun be on someone's case a medical or surgical patient. 1
- noun be on someone's case Law. a suit or action at law; cause. a set of facts giving rise to a legal claim, or to a defense to a legal claim. 1
- noun be on someone's case Grammar. a category in the inflection of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives, noting the syntactic relation of these words to other words in the sentence, indicated by the form or the position of the words. a set of such categories in a particular language. the meaning of or the meaning typical of such a category. such categories or their meanings collectively. 1
- noun be on someone's case Informal. a peculiar or unusual person: He's a case. 1
- idioms be on someone's case get / be on someone's case, Slang. to bother or nag someone; meddle in someone's affairs: Her brother is always on her case about getting married. Why do you keep getting on my case? 1
- idioms be on someone's case get off someone's case, Slang. to stop bothering or criticizing someone or interfering in someone's affairs: I've had enough of your advice, so just get off my case. 1
- idioms be on someone's case have a case on, Slang. to be infatuated with: He had a case on the girl next door. 1
- idioms be on someone's case in any case, regardless of circumstances; be that as it may; anyhow: In any case, there won't be any necessity for you to come along. 1
- idioms be on someone's case in case, if it should happen that; if: In case I am late, don't wait to start dinner. 1
- idioms be on someone's case in case of, in the event of; if there should be: In case of an error in judgment, the group leader will be held responsible. 1
- idioms be on someone's case in no case, under no condition; never: He should in no case be allowed to get up until he has completely recovered from his illness. 1