up front
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up front adjective
- Open, honest; tending to disclose information; truthful.“I will be up front with you: what you are asking may be costly and difficult.”
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up front adverb
- At the beginning; before anything begins.“If we settle on the terms of the deal up front there will be much less arguing later.”
- At the front.“If you don't have anything to do up front, help organize the boxes in back.”
- In an attacking position.
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