"throw a case back with" meaning? Dave and Ron are good friends. Dave, Heyo. I got your note about "needing to talk" and sorry I didn't track you down. Been looking for you all day; figured you'd be o

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"throw a case back with" meaning? Dave and Ron are good friends. Dave, Heyo. I got your note about "needing to talk" and sorry I didn't track you down. Been looking for you all day; figured you'd be out near the canyon helping those grad students but I guess not. I don't even know how I could really help, anyway. We're coworkers, ya know? Amigos professionales. If you need someone to _throw a case back with_ and go time-traveling, Ron's your guy. But I'm not great with the life stuff. You get it. Later, Ron This is a note from Ron to Dave. I don't understand "throw a case back with". What does it mean? Thank you.

Sep 26, 2016 3:18 PM

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It means "to have some drinks with". You might also read/ hear "knock a case back"/ "knock a few back" which also mean to drink. I think the expression comes from the action of wrist/arm when drinking. You might also hear "knock it back" which also basically means "drink the drink".

September 26, 2016

It is a reference to what a high court does when it cannot resolve a court case, like when there is a tie. They "throw it back to the court" it came from, and let that ruling stand. This is now common with the US Supreme Court when it ends in a tie due to having only 8 members, the decisions can end in a tie.

September 26, 2016

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