put up a front
31put a brave face on (something) — put a brave face/front on (something) to behave in a way that makes people think you are happy when you are not. They ve had some bad luck, but they ve put a brave face on their problems. She s very ill but she s putting a brave front on it. (=… …
32put on a brave face — put on a brave face/front put a brave face/front on (something) to behave in a way that makes people think you are happy when you are not. He doesn t seem upset about losing. Do you think he s just putting on a brave face? …
33Front loading — is USA s Defense Department jargon for a method used by the Military industrial complex to increase defense funding. The phrase is commonly used together with political engineering Quote from Franklin C. Spinney: Front loading is the practice of… …
34front-load — UK US verb [T] FINANCE ► to put or have more payments, charges, activities, etc. close to the beginning of a period: »The training programme is front loaded so that you begin to acquire knowledge and skills right at the start. »In this type of… …
35front-loading — front load UK US verb [T] FINANCE ► to put or have more payments, charges, activities, etc. close to the beginning of a period: »The training programme is front loaded so that you begin to acquire knowledge and skills right at the start. »In this …
36front to back — of a piece of clothing : with the front where the back should be He accidentally put the sweater on front to back. [=back to front, backwards] • • • Main Entry: ↑front …
37put a brave face on something — put a brave face/front/on something phrase to try to hide the fact that you are feeling upset or disappointed Employees are putting a brave face on yesterday’s news. Thesaurus: to stop, control or not show emotionssynonym Main entry: brav …
38put (your) foot down — 1. to tell someone in a strong way that they must do something or that they must stop doing something. You can t just let him do what he wants, you ll have to put your foot down. When Anna came home drunk one afternoon I decided it was time to… …
39put on a false front — index pretend Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
40put on a brave face — If you put on a brave face, or put a brave face on something, you behave confidently or cheerfully even though things are difficult. ( Brave front is also used.) …
