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Rzy649 Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

what's"I rest my case"'s meaning?

In a lot of movies,they said that:'I rest my case." And in "blue"'s song<All rise>,they also sing:"I rest my case."

So, what's it meaning??---------

I rest my case.

  

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Hi, It's a traditional phrase that is supposedly said by lawyers when they have finished presenting their arguments to the court. ' Best wishes, Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, It's a traditional phrase that is supposedly said by lawyers when they have finished presenting their arguments to the court.
  • ' Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

It's a traditional phrase that is supposedly said by lawyers when they have finished presenting their arguments to the court.

In everyday English, it means 'I have said all that I want to say, I have finished, I have no more to say, I think I have said enough to prove that I am right.'

Best wishes, Clive
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CliveHi,

It's a traditional phrase that is supposedly said by lawyers whhen they have finished presenting their arguments to the court.

In everyday English, it means 'I have said all that I want to say, I have finished, I have no more to say, I think I have said enough to prove that I am right.'

Best wishes, Clive

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hi, thanks Clive for clarification...

but, they saying sometimes : They rest my case, does it mean also they catch me,i can't say more to prove my talking?
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I've never heard 'they rest my case'. Are you sure you've heard this? It could be 'there rests my case', which means much the same thing as 'I rest my case'.
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Nona The BritI've never heard 'they rest my case'. Are you sure you've heard this? It could be 'there rests my case', which means much the same thing as 'I rest my case'.
well it was a movie (i don't know tha name
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it named: Bridge to Terabithia
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Thank you i am doing a debate and i didn't know what to say when my speech was done and now i know(its my first debate).
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AnonymousThank you i am doing a debate and i didn't know what to say when my speech was done and now i know(its my first debate).
Remember that we use a capital letter when we write the pronoun I.
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Rzy649I rest my case.
In addition to the lawyer's use of this phrase, there is the case where what another person says proves one's own point. Here's an example given in the Urban Dictionary:

John: You know your problem, Bill? You're far too quick to descend to insulting people who disagree with you.
Bill: Don't be ridiculous! That's the sort o
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