to rest my case
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6.5
- idiom
- Informal
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- Your Honor, based on the evidence presented, I rest my case.
And I rest my case here is a technological object that appeared to share the same qualitative features of a Mumua.
- And I rest my case here is a technological object that appeared to share the same qualitative features of a Mumua.
Examples
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"I rest my case," I said.
Academic text (1998) -
And I rest my case!
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And that is why I rest my case.
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I have to rest my case!
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Yeah, I rest my case.
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And on that point, members of the jury, I rest my case.
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I rest my case, Your Honor.
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I rest my case on that example.
Academic text (1996) -
Yes, I rest my case.
Blog text (32) -
I rest my case.
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase literally combines 'rest' (to stop/leave) and 'case' (a set of facts or an argument), so a learner who knows those words can plausibly infer it means to stop presenting an argument. However, the use of 'rest' in this legal/discourse formula is somewhat specialized and idiomatic, so the exact pragmatic sense ('I have finished and my point stands') may not be fully predictable without prior exposure.
Etymology
Rest my case comes from the courtroom. When a lawyer finishes showing all the evidence they say they will 'rest' their 'case', as if putting down their papers and stepping back, so today the phrase means 'I have finished my argument and I think it proves my point'.