<em>For all intents and purposes </em>is an example of a cliche. A cliche is an overused expression to the point that it should be avoided in writing, if possible.
A family tradition. Like that was started by you great grandparents or something recent that was started as a celebration or something dumb
Exposition is setting the back round of a story before the story starts.
They are trying to explain that his size didnt matter but how people saw him did
