Date:  Tue, 28 May 1996 17:32:51 PDT

From:  Duane Campbell <dcamp[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]EPIX.NET>

Subject: Re: On (and off) my case...



--- On Tue, 28 May 1996 17:01:06 -0400 Jules Levin <jflevin[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UCRAC1.UCR.EDU>

wrote:



>Speaking of social workers (in the "client" discussion), is there any

>disagreement that the expressions "to be on someone's case" and "get off my

>case...", referring to hassling someone about anything, probably arose in

>Welfare recipient jargon.



I think it goes back further than that. In my personal experience, it refers

to police.







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Duane Campbell

dcamp[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]epix.net



In the beginning the Earth was without form and void.

Why didn't they leave well enough alone?