- front on something
- front on something[for a building or a piece of land] to face out on something. •
The property fronts on a lovely boulevard that has very little traffic.
•Our house fronts on a lake.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
front on something
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front for something — ˈfront for sb/sth derived to represent a group or an organization and try to hide its secret or illegal activities • He fronted for them in several illegal property deals. Main entry: ↑frontderived … Useful english dictionary
put a brave front on (something) — put a brave face/front on (something) to behave in a way that makes people think you are happy when you are not. They ve had some bad luck, but they ve put a brave face on their problems. She s very ill but she s putting a brave front on it. (=… … New idioms dictionary
put a brave front on something — put a brave face/front/on something phrase to try to hide the fact that you are feeling upset or disappointed Employees are putting a brave face on yesterday’s news. Thesaurus: to stop, control or not show emotionssynonym Main entry: brav … Useful english dictionary
Something's Gotta Give — may refer to:* Something s Gotta Give (film), a film starring Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton * Something s Gotta Give (song), a 1955 popular song written by Johnny Mercer * Somethings Gotta Give (song), a song by the John Butler Trio * Something … Wikipedia
front — n: something or someone (as a person or group) used to mask the identity or true character or activity of the actual person or organization in control front vb Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
in front of something — 1) into a place where a moving vehicle might hit you He stepped into the road in front of a bus. 2) in a position where you can see a particular thing when you look forwards She just sits in front of the television all day long … English dictionary
front — front1 W1S1 [frʌnt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part that is furthest forward)¦ 2¦(side that faces forward)¦ 3¦(most important side)¦ 4¦(building)¦ 5 in front of somebody/something 6 in front 7 on a ... front 8 out front 9 in (the) front/up front … Dictionary of contemporary English
front — front1 [ frʌnt ] noun *** ▸ 1 surface facing forward ▸ 2 part farthest forward ▸ 3 aspect of situation ▸ 4 activity to hide secret ▸ 5 not sincere behavior ▸ 6 in weather ▸ 7 group for/against something ▸ 8 in war ▸ 9 area on sea/lake edge ▸ +… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
front — 1 /frVnt/ noun 1 GROUP/LINE the front the front of a group or line of people or things is the position that is furthest forward in the direction that they are facing or moving (+ of): She always sits at the front of the class. | in/at the front:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
front — I UK [frʌnt] / US noun Word forms front : singular front plural fronts *** 1) [countable, often singular] the surface of something that faces forwards house/shop fronts (= the parts that face the road) the front of something: Attach a recent… … English dictionary
front — [[t]frʌ̱nt[/t]] ♦ fronts, fronting, fronted 1) N COUNT: usu sing, oft the N of n The front of something is the part of it that faces you, or that faces forward, or that you normally see or use. One man sat in an armchair, and the other sat on the … English dictionary
