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Idiom

I rest my case

Meaning

The previous statement or proclamation encapsulates my view.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“I rest my case.”

“The evidence shows he was at home, so I rest my case.”

“Having presented the final piece of undeniable evidence to the jury, the lawyer sat down and simply said, I rest my case.”

Examples

simple

“I rest my case.”

contextual

“The evidence shows he was at home, so I rest my case.”

complex

“Having presented the final piece of undeniable evidence to the jury, the lawyer sat down and simply said, I rest my case.”

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