make the case for

make the case for (third-person singular simple present makes the case for, present participle making the case for, simple past and past participle made the case for)

1. Alternative form of make a case for.
   • 2012 March 4, Alice Rawsthorn, “Farewell, Pocket Calculator?”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     The ET44 will live on in its digital replica, the iPhone calculator, which the Apple design team devised partly as an inside joke but mostly as an affectionate tribute to Braun’s design heritage. But it is an exception. It is harder to make the case for other pocket calculators, whose appeal was rooted in efficiency and convenience.