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IN ANY CASE or AT ALL EVENTS,

IN ANY CASE also IN ANY EVENT or AT ALL EVENTS,

IN CASE or IN THE EVENT,

IN CASE OF also IN THE EVENT OF.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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in any case

[in any case] also [in any event] or [at all events] {adv. phr.} 1. No matter what happens: surely; without fail; certainly; anyhow; anyway. * /It may rain tomorrow, but […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in case

[in case] {adv. phr.}, {informal} 1. In order to be prepared; as a precaution; if there is need. - Usually used in the phrase "just in case". * /The bus […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

case

[case] See: [BASKET CASE], [CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CASES], [COUCH CASE], [GET DOWN TO BRASS TACKS] also [GET DOWN TO CASES], [IN ANY CASE], [IN CASE] or [IN THE EVENT], [IN CASE […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in case of

[in case of] also [in the event of] {prep.} In order to meet the possibility of; lest there is; if there is; if there should be. * /Take your umbrellas […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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