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out-front
[ out-fruhnt ]
/ ËaÊtËfrÊnt /
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adjective Informal.
candid; frank; honest: The politician was less than out-front with the interviewer.
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Origin of out-front
An Americanism dating back to 1915â20
Words nearby out-front
outfly, outfoot, out for the count, outfox, out from under, out-front, outfrown, outgas, outgeneral, outgiving, outgo
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How to use out-front in a sentence
Other Idioms and Phrases with out-front
out front
In front of a building or house, as in We really need to put another light out front, or I'll meet you at the museum, out front. The antonym, referring to the back of a building, is out back, as in John's out back fixing his bike. The noun front has been used for the side of a building where the main entrance is located since the mid-1300s; back for the rear of a building dates from the late 1300s.
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