ALL meanings of have a case on
have a case on
H h - noun have a case on an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something: Sailing in such a storm was a case of poor judgment. 1
- noun have a case on the actual state of things: That is not the case. 1
- noun have a case on a question or problem of moral conduct; matter: a case of conscience. 1
- noun have a case on situation; circumstance; plight: Mine is a sad case. 1
- noun have a case on a person or thing whose plight or situation calls for attention: This family is a hardship case. 1
- noun have a case on 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 have a case on a stated argument used to support a viewpoint: He presented a strong case against the proposed law. 1
- noun have a case on 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 have a case on a medical or surgical patient. 1
- noun have a case on 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 have a case on 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 have a case on Informal. a peculiar or unusual person: He's a case. 1
- idioms have a case on 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 have a case on 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 have a case on have a case on, Slang. to be infatuated with: He had a case on the girl next door. 1
- idioms have a case on 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 have a case on in case, if it should happen that; if: In case I am late, don't wait to start dinner. 1
- idioms have a case on 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 have a case on 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