Maybe it’s time to case the joint one more time – or at
least, to check the dictionary.
When a person wants to cite an example, perhaps bolstering his
own argument, he might say, “case in point.”
It’s not “case and
point.”
Sure, he may be pointing to a real court case. Or he may
refer to an anecdote, life experience, or news story.
In any case, it’s a “case
in point.”
Case closed.
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