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case in point |
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a case in point See at: (a) case in pointan example which shows that what you are saying is true or helps to explain why you are saying it. Lack of communication causes relationships to fail. Your parents' marriage is a case in point. (a) case in point one example of this. Elliott is one of the best rappers around, and her new album is a case in point. Boston is such an unpredictable team — their victory over Indiana yesterday is a case in point. a case in point |
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As a case in point, she gracefully cited the fact that if a tramp got a good meal at anybody's back door, 't was said that he'd leave some kind of a sign so that all other tramps would know where they were likely to receive the same treatment. We were all perfectly willing to keep the Sabbath day, but there are times when to keep the letter of a sacred law whose spirit is righteous, becomes a sin, and this was a case in point. "As a case in point," replied D'Artagnan, "your horse seems to sweat already. |
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case in point
