sth that is no longer so important and therefore not likely to affect a situation

The performance itself was important, but it was almost of academic interest.  BNCI

It is difficult at the best of times, however, to distinguish the sexes, and only of academic interest once stung.  BNCI

For the foreseeable future, the notion of a Quality Commission remains only of academic interest.  bNCI

be, become, feel

apprehensive, easily startled

And i tried to appear as HAPPY as I can but I sure was nervous as cat being chased by animal haters. WebC

I was as nervous as kitten all morning! WebC

Well, I´ll tell you I was as nervous as a kitten when I started. Oxford Dictionary of Current Idiomatic English

very pale on account of illness, shock or fright

She suddenly went as pale as death and I thought she was going to faint.  Oxford Dict. of current Id. English

His face as pale as death, and his lips trembling, he stammered out the dreadful news. Oxford Dict. of current Id. English 

When Sappho looks at this friend, "her tongue will not move, a subtle fire burns under her skin, her eyes see no longer, her ears ring, she breaks into a sweat, she trembles, she is as pale as death which seem so near. Google

very patient, tolerant

His own wife had been as patient as Job, God rest her soul, but the early days had been hard for her. WebC

But there he stood as patient as Job. WebC

The next morning the first object which presented itself was my husband fishing for his boots with his whip, and I thought of the tines when his slippers chanced to be moved a few inches from the place where he left them the previous night, and concluded be would be as patient as Job himself by the time he arrived in California. WebC

very pale in appearance as a result of illness, fear, shock

Frederick was sitting up, white as chalk. BNCI

He went as white as a sheet and backed off immediately. BNCI

Chrissie Stone looked out at them, and they could see that her face was as white as a sheet.  BNCI

be, look, seem

very wise

I go down yonder, and sit in a big chair, and look as wise as an owl, and send poor devils to prison: this is the utmost I have attained to. WebC

Discover whether you're as wise as an owl... or as silly as a starfish! WebC

Josh is as brave as a lion, Harriet is as wise as an owl, and Jessica is always as good as gold--or so they think, until an adventure far below the world we know helps them exchange their surface thinking for a deeper understanding of courage, wisdom, and goodness. WebC

be, become, prove

very wise, having good judgement

George Chase of Ripon, good as gold and wise as Solomon, but even shyer than Ramsey and without his intellectual bite? BNCI

Faced with a similar choice, even someone as wise as Solomon would have thrown himself upon the most jagged of rocks rather than render a verdict -- especially if he had to watch Bette and Welcome to New York back-to-back. WebC

You do not have to be as wise as Solomon, says Voshchanov, to predict that the next Duma will break records in terms of how many members are representing big business. WebC

not think of, or about sb/sth at all

She took a quick look around to check who saw but Wallace
looked down and she didn't give him a thought.  Google

All of you just went on
with your lives and didn't give him a thought. Google

One of the passengers was a large gentleman, but I didn't give
him a thought until the stewardess asked everyone their weight. Google

unselfish and co-operative feeling and actions in promoting the good of a team, group, community

Through the Team Spirit Certification you develop the awareness and
skills needed to facilitate spirited, high performing teams. google

We do 60-hour weeks but there are no split shifts, and we are also committed to a team spirit because people are the main asset.';  BNCI

It also promotes team spirit, raises thousands for well deserving causes and, above all, is fun!  BNCI

overwrought, nervous, easily frightened, a nervous wreck

I had two big conflicts and would end the day a bag of nerves, not knowing whether I'd come home with anything.  BNCI

My speech impediment makes people think I'm a bag of nerves, but it's not true.  BNCI

The irony is that this month, while you're exuding such apparent confidence, you'll feel on the inside like a bag of nerves.  BNCI

a very intelligent person

Quizzes - see if you're a brain box! Google

Please if you want to chat on this subject or any other REMEMBER im not a brain
box ok... Google

More facts about Will Young! Will is a bit of a brain box - he went to Exeter University when he turned 19 and studied Politics. Google

an intelligent person

Little do they realise what a bright spark he must have been in his youth. Google

Be a bright spark – use electricity safely. Google

 Then, one day a bright spark will discover how to make a bright spark, and
the whole bloody saga will begin again...  Google

a fundamental or basic error, sin, likely to be accompanied by other errors

Combined with overestimation of potential customer interest, this appears to have been  a cardinal error.  WebC

Munich had been a cardinal error in French and British policy. WebC

The Americans also made what I consider a cardinal error in their assessment of the effects of daylight bombing operations on Germany. WebC

sb who is very clever

You are a clever boots, you
are.  Google

 I am sure Malgosia and co. would suggest your are a clever
boots dearie. Google

The central pdd confirms Marston as a clever
boots who people are wise to invest in.  Google

sb who is clever, smart, in a superficial or insolent way, always ready to correct others

He also attacked Brian Walsh, the chairman, whom he called `;a clever dick';, a somewhat foolhardy reference to a Queen's Counsel.  BNCI

 I made a bit of a speech and all that and er like a clever dick I went without me glasses .  BNCI

Other than the aforementioned hilarious moment at the end, which were really nothing more than a series of clever dick jokes, there's nothing here to recommend.  WebC