He bids fair to be an excellent cricketer.

He was trying <u><em>to put across</em></u> his ideas to his audience.

He will <u><em>win</em></u> this election <u><em>hands down</em></u>.

Once in a blue moon

He has <u><em>designs on</em></u> that young girl.

He is an interesting speaker but tends to <u><em>go off at a tangent</em></u>.

he was <u><em>in a brown study</em></u> and did not seem to catch my point.

He <u><em>took to heart</em></u> the death of his wife as he was very much attached to her.

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