case the joint

释义

1. （为日后行窃）踩点，踩道，探路

   to look carefully around a building so that you can plan how to steal things from it at a later time

电影里这样说 · 2 部

• Better bring a check in case the joint is raided.Some Like It Hot1959
• Hey, you better let me case the joint first.Gilda1946

在完整场景里学

• 热情如火1959
  • 查抄酒馆，乐手潦倒：up the creek（走投无路）
  • 为进女子乐队扮女人：flip your wig（脑子进水）
  • 黑帮车库行凶灭口：bump someone off（干掉）

同一词条的短语

• as the case may be
• be on case
• be on the case
• get off my case
• a case in point
• in any case
• in case
• in case of
• in that case
• dog eat dog
• rest your case