{Fair and square}, justly; honestly; equitably; impartially.
[Colloq.]
{To bid fair}. See under {Bid}.
{To speak fair}, to address with courtesy and frankness. [Archaic] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
bid fair — To seem likely • • • Main Entry: ↑bid bid fair see under ↑bid1 • • • Main Entry: ↑fair * * * bid fair : to seem likely a movie that bids fair to become a big hit [=a movie that will probably be very successful] … Useful english dictionary
bid fair — index promise (raise expectations) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bid fair — verb To have a reasonable claim; to seem likely. San Francisco bid fair to being as zany as New York. , Tea With the Black Dragon , 1983 … Wiktionary
To bid fair — Bid Bid (b[i^]d), v. t. [imp. {Bade} (b[a^]d), {Bid}, (Obs.) {Bad}; p. p. {Bidden}, {Bid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bidding}.] [OE. bidden, prop to ask, beg, AS. biddan; akin to OS. biddian, Icel. bi[eth]ja, OHG. bittan, G. bitten, to pray, ask, request … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bid fair — {v.}, {literary} To seem likely; promise. * /He bids fair to be a popular author./ * /The day bids fair to be warm./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bid fair — {v.}, {literary} To seem likely; promise. * /He bids fair to be a popular author./ * /The day bids fair to be warm./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bid\ fair — v literary To seem likely; promise. He bids fair to be a popular author. The day bids fair to be warm … Словарь американских идиом
bid fair — Promise, seem likely, offer a good prospect, present a fair prospect, make a fair promise … New dictionary of synonyms
bid fair to — archaic seem likely to. → bid for … English new terms dictionary
bid fair — phrasal to seem likely < a movie that bids fair to become a big hit > … New Collegiate Dictionary
