Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

case closed

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.81 in modern English

Syllables: case -closed
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Expressing finality, that that preceding material is meant as final, not subject to amendation or variation.

phrase

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A case is closed; specifically, a police investigation or similar is resolved.

Example Sentences

"[…]he would no more tell a grunt in uniform what he was really thinking than he'd drop his pants and wag the weasel at a formal diplomatic function. Some things were simply not done by professionals. Full stop. Case closed."
""And I your God say no angel of mine will ever marry a female human being. And that is final!" "Positively final?" I asked in a firm, steady voice. "Yes! Doubly positively final! Case closed!""
"The bodies of the deceased were removed from the scene to the Suffolk County medical examiner's office in Hauppauge.[…] As you can see from the report, Nikki Hale was the only one who was impaired. Case closed."

Phrases

end of end of story I rest my case that's that

Frequently Paired Words

end of end of story I rest my case that's that

Questions

What does case closed mean?: Expressing finality, that that preceding material is meant as final, not subject to amendation or variation.

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