front up

British  

verb

1. (tr) to pay (money) at the beginning of a business arrangement

2. 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

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Example Sentences

It is the managers who have to front up and face criticism after poor results, and I just hope Farke has all of the above under control going into their next three games against Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool.

From BBC

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

She is media-savvy and unafraid to front up when things have not gone well, which was a difficult part of the job that often fell on Knight during her tenure.

From BBC

Still, when India needed their captain to front up this week - with the bat and when Ben Stokes offered his hand for the draw with 15 overs to go - Gill did so, just as Kohli would have before.

From BBC

Chessum added: "Maro said to us that what we produced last Saturday will not be good enough this Saturday. There's a whole different beast coming down the road and we'll have to front up and tackle it."

From BBC