ADJ
- classic, textbook, typical
- clear, obvious, simple
- It was a simple case of mistaken identity
- borderline
- After the exams, the teacher gave all borderline cases a spoken test
- extreme
- isolated, rare
- Except in a few rare cases, bee stings are not dangerous
- exceptional, special
- striking
VERB + CASE
- highlight, illustrate, show
- He highlighted the case of Harry Farr, 25, who was executed for cowardice in 1916
CASE + VERB
- arise, occur
- The committee has full powers to deal with any cases of malpractice that arise
CASE + NOUN
- study
- a case study of an Amazonian tribe
- example
PREP
- in sb's/this ~
- In her case, she failed the exam because she wasn't well
- ~ of
- a case of animal cruelty
PHRASES
- case by case/on a case by case basis
- Complaints are dealt with on a case by case basis
- a case in point
- Many professions feel they deserve higher pay, and nurses are a case in point
VERB + CASE
- be, remain
- It remains the case that not enough graduates are going into teaching
- overstate, understate
- I agree with him, but don't you think he slightly overstates the case?
ADJ
- acute, chronic
- advanced, serious, severe
- mild
CASE + NOUN
- history
- Medical students study the case histories of many patients
- file, notes, records, report
PREP
- ~ of
- a severe case of food poisoning
ADJ
- notorious
- the notorious case of the Botley strangler
- tragic
- murder, robbery
VERB + CASE
- investigate, work on
- Four police officers are investigating the case
- crack, solve
- They never solved the Jones murder case
CASE + NOUN
- officer
- Carter was the senior case officer on the investigation
PREP
- on the ~
- A detective is on the case at the moment
- ~ of
- a case of theft
ADJ
- court
- criminal
- civil
- test
- This is a test case which will influence what other judges decide
- divorce
VERB + CASE
- bring
- The victim decided to bring a case of rape against him
- handle
- This was the hardest case she had handled since becoming a lawyer
- consider, hear, try
- The court will consider the case soon. The case will be heard in the Court of Appeal
- adjourn
- dismiss, throw out
- The case was thrown out for lack of evidence
- drop
- The prosecution decided to drop the case
- decide, settle
- The case was settled out of court
- win
- lose
- review
CASE + VERB
- come before sb, come to court, go to court, go to trial
- The case came before Judge Hales in the Crown Court. He was so clearly innocent, the case should never have gone to court
- collapse
- The case against her collapsed when a key witness was proved to have lied
- centre on sth, hinge on sth, rest on sth, turn on sth
- The case hinged on the evidence of the only witness to the killing
- raise sth
- The case raises a number of issues
PREP
- in a/the ~
- the evidence in the case
- ~ against
- The case against her was very weak
- ~ of
PHRASES
- a/no case to answer
- The judge ruled that the defendant had no case to answer, as the evidence had been discredited
- the circumstances/facts of a case
ADJ
- convincing, good, powerful, strong
- open-and-shut, unanswerable
- With his current superb form, he presents an unanswerable case for selection in the team
- weak
- defence, prosecution/prosecution's
VERB + CASE
- have
- Our lawyer didn't think we had a case (= had enough good arguments to win in a court of law)
- prepare
- The defendant requested more time to prepare his case
- outline, set out
- deliver, make (out), present, put, state
- You can make out a case for changing our teaching methods
- argue, plead
- I thought she argued her case very well
- take up
- The local MP has taken up the case of the family of six who have been left homeless
- judge
- The teacher must judge each case according to its merits
- bolster, help, support
- What evidence do you have to support your case?
- weaken
CASE + VERB
- exist
- A strong case exists for adopting a similar system in this country
PREP
- ~ against
- Is there a case against wearing school uniforms?
- ~ for
PHRASES
- the case for the defence/prosecution, the merits of a case
- The disciplinary committee considered the merits of his case before fining him
ADJ
- display
- She kept all her trophies in a display case
- presentation
- a gold wristwatch in a presentation case
- carrying
- He put the binoculars back in their carrying case
- packing
- glass
- The room was full of stuffed animals in glass cases
- cigarette, glasses, jewellery, pencil, pillow
- guitar, violin, etc.
PREP
- in/inside a/the ~, out of a/the ~
ADJ
- ablative, accusative, dative, genitive, instrumental, locative, nominative, vocative
VERB + CASE
- take
- In Polish the verb 'to be' takes the instrumental case