as the case may be

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   used to say that one of two or more possibilities is true, but which one is true depends on the circumstances

   Or not, as the case may be.

In the movies · 1

• Or not, as the case may be.Another Year2010
• Or, as the case may be, a very Happy Hanukkah.The Holdovers2023
• Almighty God, or gods, whatever the case may be...Year One2009
• Truly, madam, he holds Belzebub at the stave's end as well as a man in his case may do...Twelfth Night2012
• In that case, you may turn off the tap.Mary Poppins Returns2018
• Unless you take bad advice, in which case you may as well have come up withThe Social Network2010
• In that case, you may go home.A Shot in the Dark1964
• In that case, may I suggest we adjourn to the study for coffee and brandy,Clue1985

Learn it in full scenes

• Another Year2010
  • A Woman Asks for Sleeping Pills
  • Janet Rates Her Happiness
  • Mary Confides in Gerri Over Drinks
• Twelfth Night2012
  • Orsino's Speech on Music and Love
  • Viola Disguises Herself as a Man
  • Sir Andrew Boasts About Dancing
• The Social Network2010
  • Erica Dumps Mark at the Bar
  • Mark Builds Facemash
  • Mark Crashes Harvard's Network

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