in the event of

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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 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 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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