federal case

fed·er·al case

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fed-er-uh l keys]
- /ˈfɛd ər əl keɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fed-er-uh l keys]
- /ˈfɛd ər əl keɪs/

Definitions of federal case words

noun federal case a matter that falls within the jurisdiction of a federal court or a federal law-enforcement agency. 1
idioms federal case make a federal case (out) of, Informal. to exaggerate the importance of or make an issue out of (something trivial). 1
noun federal case (Idiomatic) Any over-exaggerated ordeal. 0

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Origin of federal case

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55

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Parts of speech for Federal case

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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federal case popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for federal case

noun federal case

big deal — If you say that something is a big deal, you mean that it is important or significant in some way.
much ado about nothing — a comedy (1598?) by Shakespeare.

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