front line
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4.3
- noun
- /frʌnt laɪn/
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primera línea
- Therefore, we should closely connect social production with our work to support the front line.
- front-line workers
- front-line health care
- front-line employees
And Julie shares some valuable insights from the front lines of growing her Not Cheese brand.
- And Julie shares some valuable insights from the front lines of growing her Not Cheese brand.
- So you have this kind of odd flip, but you have been on the front lines of observing male identity, masculinity and its challenges.
- She has been engaged at the front lines of law and social change long before that role, starting with her student days in South Africa.
- And we're seeing this battle taking place in the front lines of it right now are over labeling, right?
- And we're on the front lines when people impact our social services crowd them.
- So probably more than Mancini and Pellegrini because he'd assembled us and he defended us and been in the front line.
Examples
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Doctors and nurses are on the front line in the fight against the pandemic.
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My hat is off to those on the front lines and behind the scenes.
Blog text (1) -
Well, they kept me on the front line for a reason.
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Put me on the front line.
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I work on the front line, son.
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You two are going straight to the front line!
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At least the family had one representative in the front line.
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But Venice now finds itself on the front line of the global climate crisis.
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Environmental health practitioners are on the front line of preserving our nation's health and safety.
Academic text (2009) -
Teacher-librarians are rushing to the front lines to help battle the latest crisis in education.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
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4.8
The most important position in an area of work or activity
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5.7
A position where a person faces strong criticism
Antonyms
How Central
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound 'front line' transparently combines 'front' (the foremost position) and 'line' (a position or boundary), so a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer it refers to the leading or most active position where action or risk occurs. This battlefield-to-general-domain extension is common cross-linguistically and follows clear compositional patterns, making the overall meaning predictable from the constituents.
Etymology
Front line The noun front line is also used for other jobs or events. People used the image of soldiers standing at the front and the line of battle to show where the risk and action are, so it now means 'the most active or risky position'.