many such cases

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From a Twitter post by Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump) in 2014, popularized after his election as President of the United States:

Healthy young child goes to doctor, gets pumped with massive shot of many vaccines, doesn't feel good and changes - AUTISM. Many such cases!

Phrase[edit]

many such cases

  1. (colloquial) Used to indicate that an occurence is unsurprising, or that something is or was evident.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see many,‎ such,‎ cases, indicating that there are many examples of something or that something is a common occurrence.

Usage notes[edit]

  • The literal sense is used to humorous effect where inappropriate: when there are not actually many examples of something.

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