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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishit’s a case of somethingit’s a case of somethingspokenTRUE used before describing a situation Everyone can learn, it’s just a case of practising. It’s a case of too many people and not enough jobs. → case
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it’s a case of something• It's a case of pushing the float up until it holds and doesn't drag under.• But it's a case of when you're down, anything goes.• Police say they're almost certain it's a case of murder followed by suicide.• Clearly it's a case of the further the distance, the better Captain Dibble gets.• Maybe it's a case of all these important people getting free drinks in the George Best Suite after the match.• Really it's a case of head versus heart.• I think it's a case of what we have, we hold.• Overall, though, it's a case of spreading a good idea a little too thinly this time around.
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