Phrase guide

I rest my case

phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

phrase

Meaning 1

My argument is proven; I conclude my statement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

Examples

  • All the evidence points toward the defendant's guilt. I rest my case.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: the case rests

Antonyms: none provided

2

phrase

Meaning 2

The previous statement or proclamation encapsulates my view.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • The drive will be too long, the seats too few, and the people too many. I rest my case.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: I stand corrected

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: وَبِذٰلِك أُنْهِي مُرَافَعَاتِي (wa-bi-ḏālik ʔunhī murāfaʕātī) — my argument is proven
  • Chinese Mandarin: 我的觀點證明完畢 /我的观点证明完毕 (wǒ de guāndiǎn zhèngmíng wánbì) — my argument is proven
  • Finnish: jätän päätettäväksi — my argument is proven
  • French: j'en ai fini — my argument is proven
  • French: j'en ai fini de ma démonstration — my argument is proven
  • French: CQFD — my argument is proven
  • German: Dem habe ich nichts mehr hinzuzufügen — my argument is proven
  • German: Damit schließe ich die Beweisführung ab. — my argument is proven
  • Greek: είπα ό,τι είχα να πω (eípa ó,ti eícha na po) — my argument is proven
  • Greek: ό,τι είχα να πω το είπα (ó,ti eícha na po to eípa) — my argument is proven
  • Hungarian: ezzel befejeztem a perbeszédet / az érvelésemet — my argument is proven
  • Hungarian: egyebet nem kívánok mondani/hozzátenni/hozzáfűzni — my argument is proven
  • Hungarian: álláspontomat ezzel kifejtettem — my argument is proven
  • Japanese: これにて立証を終える (kore nite risshō o oeru) — my argument is proven
  • Polish: to koniec sprawy — my argument is proven
  • Portuguese: e tenho dito — my argument is proven
  • Spanish: no hay / tengo más preguntas, señoría — my argument is proven
  • Spanish: doy por terminado mi alegato — my argument is proven
  • Spanish: está todo dicho — my argument is proven
  • Spanish: descanso mi caso — my argument is proven
  • Spanish: pongo a descansar mi caso — my argument is proven
  • Chinese Mandarin: 上述概括了我的觀點 /上述概括了我的观点 (shàngshù gàikuòle wǒ de guāndiǎn) — the previous encapsulates my view
  • Finnish: se siitä — the previous encapsulates my view
  • French: point barre — the previous encapsulates my view
  • French: un point c'est tout — the previous encapsulates my view
  • French: je persiste et signe — the previous encapsulates my view
  • German: womit alles gesagt wäre — the previous encapsulates my view
  • Greek: είπα ό,τι είχα να πω (eípa ó,ti eícha na po) — the previous encapsulates my view
  • Greek: ό,τι είχα να πω το είπα (ó,ti eícha na po to eípa) — the previous encapsulates my view
  • Hungarian: ennyi — the previous encapsulates my view
  • Hungarian: ennél többet nem is kell mondanom — the previous encapsulates my view
  • Hungarian: ennyit akartam mondani — the previous encapsulates my view
  • Japanese: 以上だ (ijō da) — the previous encapsulates my view
  • Polish: to by było na tyle — the previous encapsulates my view
  • Spanish: no hay / tengo más preguntas, señoría — the previous encapsulates my view