# put case

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/put-case
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To take as a hypothesis; to suppose (that).

## Examples

- Let us put the case that you win the lottery tomorrow.
- To understand the risks, let us put the case that the market crashes next month.
- If we put the case that the current theory is correct, we must then explain why the observed data contradicts our initial findings.

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