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put on a front — put on/up a front to pretend to feel a certain way. He hasn t shown any signs of grief over his father s death, but I m sure he s just putting up a front … New idioms dictionary
put up a front — put on/up a front to pretend to feel a certain way. He hasn t shown any signs of grief over his father s death, but I m sure he s just putting up a front … New idioms 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
put on — [v1] pretend act, affect, assume, bluff, confound, confuse, counterfeit, deceive, don, fake, feign, make believe, masquerade, playact, pose, pull, put on a front, put on an act, sham, simulate, strike, take on, trick; concept 59 Ant. be truthful… … New thesaurus
front — I adv. to face front II n. frontline (mil.) 1) at, on the front (the war correspondents spent two days at the front; there has been no activity on this front) area of activity 2) the home; political front 3) on a front (on the home front)… … Combinatory 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 — 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-page — I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: front page : of, relating to, or appearing on the front page of a newspaper : very newsworthy front page news opposed to back page II. transitive verb … Useful english dictionary
