Please could you explain what "I rest my case" means?
A = Anna, B = Ben
A: I can't believe he got her a Hoover for her birthday.
B: Oh, I don;t know/ It's the thought that counts.
A: No! Come on! He couldn't have given it much thought, if that's all he came up with.
B: You gave me a drill on my last birthday!
A: So?
B: I rest my case.
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"I rest my case" is used when someone says something or something happens that proves what you said true.
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It meant Anna had proved that what Ben just said was true.
In this case, It's the thought that counted.
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I think we got this line from law dramas on TV and film. In the courtroom scene, the lawyer character says "I rest my case" to mean "I don't need to say anything more. The evidence speaks for itself".
In this conversation, Ben says "I rest my case" to mean "even though you say you disagree with me, your actions have proven my point." Anna's gift to Ben was no more thoughtful than the vacuum cleaner that another man gave to his girlfriend/wife.
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