• to appear on television
• to cut a poor figure, to cut a sorry figure
• to be on the air, to go on the air
• to act as a filter, to function as a filter
• to cut a poor figure, to cut a sorry figure
• the document bears your signature
• to be in the limelight, to be very much in the public eye
• cut a poor figure, make a poor out
• he acted, he played his part