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make my case

0 "I'm going to make [my case] until we have a nominee, but we're not going to have one today, and we're not going to have one tomorrow, and we're not going to have one the next day," Clinton said Monday in Kentucky. 02br
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001. What's the meaning of 'make my case'? This is obviously not a lawsuit.02br
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002. What's the meaning of 'one tomorrow', 'one today', and 'one the next day'?02br
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00Thanks!0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00"I'm going to make [my case] until we have a nominee, but we're not going to have one today, and we're not going to have one tomorrow, and we're not going to have one the next day," Clinton said Monday in Kentucky. 02font 02br 02br 01font 001. What's the meaning of 'make my case'?

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00"I'm going to make [my case] until we have a nominee, but we're not going to have one today, and we're not going to have one tomorrow, and we're not going to have one the next day," Clinton said Monday in Kentucky.
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  • What's the meaning of 'make my case'?
  • This is obviously not a lawsuit.
  • 02font 00'To make your case'means 'to present your arguments/reasons'.
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0Hi,02br
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01font00"I'm going to make [my case] until we have a nominee, but we're not going to have one today, and we're not going to have one tomorrow, and we're not going to have one the next day," Clinton said Monday in Kentucky. 02font02br
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01font001. What's the meaning of 'make my
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0Clive, great explanation. I understand them now. By the way, are nominee and candidate interchangable? 0-
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01font00are nominee and candidate interchangable? 02font00In this political context, there's not much difference. 02br
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00A 'nominee' is someone who is proposed as a candidate.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-

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