Slang Dictionary
up front definition
- mod.
at the beginning; in advance. : The more you pay up front, the less you'll have to finance.
- mod.
open; honest; forthcoming. : I wish the salesman had been more up front about it.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases
up front
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In the forward section, as of an airplane or theater. For example, We'd like two seats as far up front as possible. [First half of 1900s]
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Paid in advance, as in We need at least half of the money for the production up front. [Colloquial; c. 1930]
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Candid, direct, as in Now tell me straight up front what you think of this outfit. [Second half of 1900s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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