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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Scotland have missed the fewest tackles in the Championship so far, and will have to front up massively again, including tightening up their set-piece.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
It meant Jake Weatherald was forced to front up with Marnus Labuschagne instead and the debutant opener was dismissed for a two-ball duck.
From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025
“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
He has to front up to the Covid inquiry on Monday, and on Tuesday there is the first vote on a plan he put his name to that has gone badly wrong.
From BBC • Dec. 9, 2023
The narrow, winding road from the water front up to and onto the great bluff well back from the river was sticky with mud and lined with struggling teams pulling heavy loads.
From Bring Me His Ears by Mulford, Clarence E.
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