1)Bona fide
-My mother went to Christie's to make sure the painting in grandma's attack was a bona fide ancient Chinese painting
-The French Resistance had special hand gestures to identify other bona fide resistance members
-Clara did not want any tricks, she only wanted a bona fide offer for the house
Definition: they are who they say they are
Etymology: in Latin, Bona means good, and Fide means faith
2)Come out of the closet
-It's time Hilary Clinton came out of the closet, and disclose why she had secret emails.
-Terry came out of the closet so his mother would stop asking him why he wasn't married.
-We are trying to take the issue of child abduction out of the closet
Definition: to appear publicly as a homosexual; . (The phrase has many nonsexual metaphorical meanings.
Etymology: The phrase was borrowed from the world of debutante balls, where young women "came out" in being officially introduced to society. and closet was a metaphor for secret
3)Rubber stamp
-Hitler had a rubber stamp parliament that didnt question his erratic decisions.
-The principal wont simply rubber stamp a pay rise for teachers
-The senile grandpa rubber stamped a will written and favored a greedy daughter
Definition: person or institution with considerable de jure power but little de facto power; one that rarely disagrees with more powerful organs.
Etymology: If someone official has examined a document, they often put a special mark on it using a rubber stamp