单词 | to make a federal case out of |
释义 | > as lemmasto make a federal case out of federal case n. (also with capital initial) U.S. (a) Law a case that falls under the jurisdiction of a federal court; (b) colloquial a matter of great concern; a big deal; usually in to make a federal case out of and variants. ΚΠ 1824 N. Dane Gen. Abridgm. & Digest Amer. Law VII. ccxxv. 516 In the constitution of the United States we have laid a solid foundation of such a system, which well provides for carrying into effect the judicial powers of the Union, in federal cases. 1911 Abilene (Texas) Daily Reporter 7 Mar. 6/4 Sheriff Matthews stated that he was of the opinion that this fact would make a federal case out of the matter. 1945 J. Durante in J. Gaver & D. Stanley There's Laughter in the Air! 263/1 He's got one moment to spend and he's taking three hours to tell her about it. The guy's making a Federal case out of it. 1950 Washington Post 30 Dec. 11/2 I'm not trying to make a Federal case of it, but Mi Scandal and Petty Larceny won the two chief races on the Friday program. 1990 T. Seidler Take Good Look 101 Touching somebody else wasn't such a big deal. Wasn't it a little irrational to make a federal case out of Alex's finger being hooked in Stevie's waistband? 2013 S. Carolina Lawyers Weekly (Nexis) 15 Nov. (Commentary section) Price and the town are now literally making a federal case over a littering ticket. < as lemmas |
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