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front and center

front and center

56 4.3
In a place where people notice it first
  • idiom
  • Informal
: 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.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • This is really front and center in my life right now.

  • But now all of that is front and center in social media.

    Lex Fridman

  • So just keep them always front and center when you think about planning for your future.

  • So we have to take those historical cases and keep them front and center in mind.

  • You put economic and social justice issues front and center where they belong.

  • 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

center stage
vsfront and center
  • Informal
45 3.8

A position or role that gets the most attention

is used more generally for any prominent or important placement
top of mind
vsfront and center
6 4.7

The thing someone thinks about most right now

expresses outward prominence and visual attention rather than private priority
uppermost
vsfront and center
5 4.4

In the most important place in your mind

is less spatial and more about general prominence or focus
front of mind
vsfront and center
4 6.3

An idea you think about before others

refers to visible public prominence rather than internal thought focus

Antonyms

background
216 2.1

The part of a scene or situation that is less noticeable and behind the main focus

obscure
86 7.0

Not well known or famous

How Prominent

front and center
  • Informal
56 4.3
prominent
311 3.9
visible
389 1.0
background
165 2.1
periphery
27 6.5

Surface Forms

front and center positive
front & center positive

Morphology

front + and + center

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.