2013-02-11 ساعت 14:52
(آخرین تغییر در ارسال: 2013-02-11 ساعت 16:33 توسط امیر مهاجر.)
محض احتیاط
to be on the safe side (spoken) to do something in order to be certain to avoid an unpleasant situation :
I’d take an umbrella, just to be on the safe side.
(just) in case
a) as a way of being safe from something that might happen or might be true :
Take an umbrella, in case it rains.
He had his camera ready, just in case he saw something that would make a good picture.
b) (American English) if :
In case I’m late, start without me.
Grammar
In case is followed by the simple present, the simple past, or 'should' :
Write it down in case you forget (NOT in case you will forget).
They locked themselves in their houses in case there was (NOT would be) more trouble.
Here’s a contact number, in case there should (NOT will/would) be a problem.
to be on the safe side (spoken) to do something in order to be certain to avoid an unpleasant situation :
I’d take an umbrella, just to be on the safe side.
(just) in case
a) as a way of being safe from something that might happen or might be true :
Take an umbrella, in case it rains.
He had his camera ready, just in case he saw something that would make a good picture.
b) (American English) if :
In case I’m late, start without me.
Grammar
In case is followed by the simple present, the simple past, or 'should' :
Write it down in case you forget (NOT in case you will forget).
They locked themselves in their houses in case there was (NOT would be) more trouble.
Here’s a contact number, in case there should (NOT will/would) be a problem.
Resident of Seattle, WA - since 2013
سفرناﻣﮧ ● سفرنامههای آمریڪا ● جدول مقایسهٔ شهرهای آمریڪا ● آموزش کاربری حرفهای مهاجرسرا ● ۱۱۸ مهاجرسرا
“You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.” - Winston Churchill
سفرناﻣﮧ ● سفرنامههای آمریڪا ● جدول مقایسهٔ شهرهای آمریڪا ● آموزش کاربری حرفهای مهاجرسرا ● ۱۱۸ مهاجرسرا
“You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.” - Winston Churchill