whatever the case may be in English

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        "As is appropriate to the circumstances; particularly where a choice must be made between two options."
      ],
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          "word": "whichever the case may be"
        }
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "bùguǎn shì shénme qíngkuàng",
          "sense": "as is appropriate to the circumstances",
          "word": "不管是什麼情況 /不管是什么情况"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "as is appropriate to the circumstances",
          "word": "joka tapauksessa"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "as is appropriate to the circumstances",
          "word": "olipa tilanne mikä tahansa"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "as is appropriate to the circumstances",
          "word": "oli tilanne mikä tahansa"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "as is appropriate to the circumstances",
          "word": "sea como fuere"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "whatever the case may be"
}

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      "expansion": "whatever the case may be",
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        "As is appropriate to the circumstances; particularly where a choice must be made between two options."
      ]
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    {
      "word": "whichever the case may be"
    }
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bùguǎn shì shénme qíngkuàng",
      "sense": "as is appropriate to the circumstances",
      "word": "不管是什麼情況 /不管是什么情况"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "as is appropriate to the circumstances",
      "word": "joka tapauksessa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "as is appropriate to the circumstances",
      "word": "olipa tilanne mikä tahansa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "as is appropriate to the circumstances",
      "word": "oli tilanne mikä tahansa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "as is appropriate to the circumstances",
      "word": "sea como fuere"
    }
  ],
  "word": "whatever the case may be"
}

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"whatever the case may be" meaning in English

Phrase