press one's case
verb1
To repeat or redouble one's arguments for something.
- Looking back, St John was willing to admit that perhaps he might have pressed his case a little too fervently, but he could have sworn she was a willing partner, or at least not objecting too strenuously.2011, Ben Aaronovitch, Rivers of London, Gollancz, published 2011, page 382:
- So, quite understandably, many people are more hesitant than they need be about pressing their case for more money.2014 September 27, Jeremy Bullmore, The Guardian: