You have the wrong case

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Judge: Oh, so many cases to be judged today and they all look alike. Well, let’s get started. Raise your right hand and repeat after me.

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Man: No, Your Honor. I don’t need a lawyer to defend me.

Judge: So, Mr. Fredric Winter Bottom, will defend himself, will he?

Man: No.

Judge: What? Who’ll defend you then?

Man: No one.

Judge: Why not?

Man: Because my name is not Fredric Winter Bottom. That is not who I am at all. That is not my identity.

Judge: What? What? That is not your identity? What is your identity?

Man: Chips. My name is Chips. You have the wrong person.

Judge: Ah, ah, But it says right here.

Man: You’re mistaken. You have the wrong case.
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1-What does “You have the wrong case” mean?

2-What does "have " mean here?

3-What does "case " mean here?

Thank you

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The judge confused Chips with another man. Chips is not a defendant, so there is no case against Chips.

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Apparently Mr. Winterbottom has been charged with a crime and now his case is being heard by the judge. On the judge’s desk you see a stack of folders with papers in them. Each of these addresses a case against someone.

The case the judge is addressing now, that is that he has picked up to read and consider, is not the one pertaining to CHIPS.

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Thank you so much, Torsten :rose:

Very nice.

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Thank you so much, Arinker :rose:

Very nice.

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