Matching Pairs DEVELOPING AN ARGUMENTOnline version Expressions to develop arguments by Marcy Selene Romero Rodriguez 1 On the face of it 2 Make no bones about 3 To make light of something 4 To face up to something 5 To back up your claims 6 The bottom line is To support your statement with examples or evidence To not take something seriously To talk about the most important thing you have to consider To accept an deal with something difficult To say that something seems to be true, but this opinion might change To not hesitate to say or do something