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textbook case

textbook case · textbook cases

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A real-life case that matches a theory perfectly, a perfect exampleA real-life case that matches a theory perfectly, a perfect example.

» It was a textbook case of suicide by cop.

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(idiomatic)A real-life case that matches a theory perfectly, a perfect example.
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It was a textbook case of suicide by cop.
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He's a textbook case.
ruОн — ходячий учебник.
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The counsellor said that Tom had a textbook case of OCD.
ruПсихолог сказал, что у Тома классический случай обсессивно-компульсивного расстройства личности.
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