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Phrase(s): *a case of something
1. an instance of something. (*Typically: be ~; have ~.) • This is a case of police brutality. They should not have injured the suspect. 2. an occurrence of a disease. (*Typically: be ~; look like ~; treat ~.) • I am suffering from a case of the flu.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs