front up
Britishverb
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(tr) to pay (money) at the beginning of a business arrangement
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to give one's best effort, esp in a physical contest
we have to front up in the scrum if we want to beat the All Blacks
Example Sentences
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To rebuild his home, Koerner, a 67-year-old head of a security company, had to front up several hundred thousand dollars as his mortgage lender refused to release insurance payouts for months.
From Barron's ● Jan. 4, 2026
“It was almost part of the war effort to keep the front up, to keep your appearance together as much as you could, to keep morale high,” says Durran.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024
It left Kane having to front up to explain the latest setback after last week’s humiliating 6-1 loss to Newcastle.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2023
"As a group we have to acknowledge that we're still professional cricketers and you have to go out and front up and that performance was not what we want to be renowned for."
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2022
They charged full in front, up the steep hillside, through several lines of abattis, and in this way received the hottest of the enemy's fire.
From School History of North Carolina : from 1584 to the present time by Moore, John W. (John Wheeler)
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