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Idiom

front and center

Meaning

A command to approach the center of attention of an assemblage, as of military personnel or students.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“Put the most important photos front and center on the wall.”

“The teacher asked the student to come front and center to explain the project to the class.”

“The director placed the lead actor front and center, ensuring the audience focused entirely on his dramatic monologue.”

Examples

simple

“Put the most important photos front and center on the wall.”

contextual

“The teacher asked the student to come front and center to explain the project to the class.”

complex

“The director placed the lead actor front and center, ensuring the audience focused entirely on his dramatic monologue.”

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