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81 bring smth. into the foreground
выдвигать на передний план; см. тж. bring into the forefrontThe marriage question, for some time hovering in the background, had now suddenly and automatically been brought into the foreground by the almost complete collapse of Millie's fortunes. (I. Murdoch, ‘The Red and the Green’) — Вопрос о женитьбе, некоторое время маячивший на горизонте, сейчас сам собой внезапно выдвинулся на первый план в связи с полным разорением Милли.
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82 Mr. Fixit
aмep.миcтep "Улaживaтeль кoнфликтoв"Garner was undoubtedly in tb. forefront of crime and known as a "Mr. Fixit" between police and criminals (The Guardian)
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Forefront — Fore front , n. Foremost part or place. [1913 Webster] Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle. 2 Sam. xi. 15. [1913 Webster] Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, standing in the forefront for all time, the masters of those who know. J. C.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Forefront — may refer to:* Microsoft Forefront * ForeFront Records … Wikipedia
forefront — (n.) late 15c., a Germanic Latin hybrid, from FORE (Cf. fore ) + FRONT (Cf. front) (n.). Originally of buildings; the main modern sense is from military meaning front rank of an army (1510s) … Etymology dictionary
forefront — / foreground [n] prominence beginning, center, cutting edge*, focus, fore, forepart, front, lead, leading edge*, limelight*, on the line*, spearhead*, state of the art, vanguard; concept 668 Ant. back, background, rear, unimportance … New thesaurus
forefront — ► NOUN ▪ the leading position or place … English terms dictionary
forefront — [fôr′frunt΄] n. 1. the extreme front 2. the position of most activity, importance, etc … English World dictionary
forefront — noun the forefront VERB + THE FOREFRONT ▪ remain at, remain in ▪ Education remains at the forefront of the state s planning. ▪ keep sb/sth at, keep sb/sth in, keep sb/sth to (BrE) … Collocations dictionary
forefront — /ˈfɔfrʌnt/ (say fawfrunt) noun 1. the foremost part or place. –phrase 2. at the forefront, of primary importance: *Forests are back on the agenda, nuclear issues are at the forefront –aap news, 2000. 3. at (or in) the forefront, (sometimes… …
forefront — fore|front [ˈfo:frʌnt US ˈfo:r ] n 1.) be at/in/to the forefront (of sth) to be in a leading position in an important activity that is trying to achieve something or develop new ideas ▪ The company has always been at the forefront of science and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
forefront — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)frʌnt[/t]] 1) N SING: the N, usu at/in/to N, N of/in n/ ing If you are at the forefront of a campaign or other activity, you have a leading and influential position in it. They have been at the forefront of the campaign for political… … English dictionary
forefront — n. in the forefront * * * [ fɔːfrʌnt] in the forefront … Combinatory dictionary
