front and center
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4.3
- idiom
- Informal
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en primer plano
- The issue of climate change is front and center in global politics right now.
- keep front and center
- put front and center
- again front and center
I would I would put front and Center for multiple reasons.
- I would I would put front and Center for multiple reasons.
- So obviously classifiability is front and center in this passage.
- But now all of that is front and center in social media.
- And I'm much more front and center with with Arrow.
- However, he said, geopolitics is now front and centre in investment decision making.
- Our clothes, our our designs should be front and center.
- I've got my leftist cards fully front and centre today.
- Within this realm, the issue of job quality is front and center.
- It was always breaking down and losing money at front and centre.
- I began to wonder, you know, why is this not front and center?
Examples
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When they launch products, they put them front and center on the home page.
Blog text (7) -
We also kept students front and center in our thinking.
Academic text (2013) -
So we just need to just put it front and center in every conversation.
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This is really front and center in my life right now.
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But now all of that is front and center in social media.
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So just keep them always front and center when you think about planning for your future.
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So we have to take those historical cases and keep them front and center in mind.
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You put economic and social justice issues front and center where they belong.
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The question of identity is often front and center for American Hispanics.
Blog text (4) -
So having his face front and center and eye-catching images helps attract more clicks and views.
Synonyms
30
3.8
A position or role that gets the most attention
3
4.7
The thing someone thinks about most right now
1
6.3
An idea you think about before others
In the most important place in your mind
Antonyms
27
2.1
The part of a scene or situation that is less noticeable and behind the main focus
How Prominent
- Informal
51
4.3
45
3.7
353
3.9
398
1.0
268
2.1
27
6.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning ‘in a prominent or important position’ is directly derivable from combining ‘front’ (nearest/viewer) and ‘center’ (most important part); the conjunction ‘and’ simply reinforces being both forward and central. This compositional pattern is transparent and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Front and center comes from a simple image: when you place something at the front and the center of a stage, desk, or room, everyone sees it first. So, saying something is front and center means it is 'in a prominent or important position' and gets the most attention.