HAVE A CASE ON Definition & Meaning

have a case on

Also, have a crush on. Be infatuated with someone, as in He's had a case on her for years, or Teenage girls often have a crush on this teacher. The first slangy term dates from the mid-1800s; the second, a colloquialism, dates from the late 1800s.

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"I'm using the Brenda case as a precedent. Now I have a case on which I can challenge the president," she says.

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If you don’t have a case on the tablet, don’t be surprised if the pen gets knocked off in your bag.

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Unlike before, you don’t have to be worried if you have a case on your phone, either.

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The FBI strategy notes state at the beginning, “We have a case on Flynn & Russians.”

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The unsigned one-page newly released note indicates that that “We have a case on Flynn & Russians.”

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