press one's case
English
Verb
press one's case (third-person singular simple present presses one's case, present participle pressing one's case, simple past and past participle pressed one's case)
- To repeat or redouble one's arguments for something.
- 2011, Ben Aaronovitch, Rivers of London, Gollancz 2011, p. 382:
- Looking back, St John was willing to admit that perhaps he might have pressed his case a little too fervently, but he could have sworn she was a willing partner, or at least not objecting too strenuously.
- 2014, Jeremy Bullmore, The Guardian, 27 September:
- So, quite understandably, many people are more hesitant than they need be about pressing their case for more money.
- 2011, Ben Aaronovitch, Rivers of London, Gollancz 2011, p. 382: