just in case

Idioms  

1. see in case, def. 1.

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Example Sentences

He's expected to walk through this guy but, blimey, give him two or three rounds just in case.

From BBC

“All of them together work in concert to open up the battlespace and conduct precision strikes with minimum risk to U.S. forces. And of course, you have a search-and-rescue team there just in case.”

From The Wall Street Journal

They were advised to go with more than they might need—just in case.

From The Wall Street Journal

I take it he gave the editors a piece of his mind, but he orders a hamburger just in case.

From The Wall Street Journal

A loaf of banana bread, a batch of cookies, a jar of preserves, even a frozen pie — something tucked away just in case.

From Salon