if need be
idiom
: if something becomes necessary
You can always call me at home if need be.
We'll leave without them if need be.
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Burning Blake Alex Boyd Some people would burn Blake to boil tea, if need be.
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Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
As of publication time, the game was still set to take place at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, but the NFL has a contingency plan in place to move it to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona (the home field of the Arizona Cardinals) if need be.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
This also gives her a chance to explain and to apologize, if need be.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2025
For the rest of the party, that means letting the American people know of their own interactions with the president, good or bad, and moving through the line of succession (if need be) without the fear that has driven the election, and the country, to the brink of chaos.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
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Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
As of publication time, the game was still set to take place at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, but the NFL has a contingency plan in place to move it to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona (the home field of the Arizona Cardinals) if need be.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
This also gives her a chance to explain and to apologize, if need be.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2025
For the rest of the party, that means letting the American people know of their own interactions with the president, good or bad, and moving through the line of succession (if need be) without the fear that has driven the election, and the country, to the brink of chaos.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
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“If need be.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/if%20need%20be. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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