Bid fair
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To have a reasonable claim; to seem likely. usually
"A number of the phrases current in St. Giles's Greek bid fair to become legitimatised in the dictionary of this colony: plant, swag, pulling up, and other epithets of the Tom and Jerry school, are established — […]"
Example
More examples"A number of the phrases current in St. Giles's Greek bid fair to become legitimatised in the dictionary of this colony: plant, swag, pulling up, and other epithets of the Tom and Jerry school, are established — […]"