PUT UP A GOOD FRONT

Meaning of PUT UP A GOOD FRONT in English

pretend to be happy, fool people about one`s status He always puts up a good front but actually he is very unhappy.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

UP
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GOOD
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FRONT — I In meteorology, the interface or transition zone between two air masses of different density and temperature. Frontal zones are …
Английский словарь Британика
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PUT
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOOD — I. ˈgu̇d, in formulas of meeting & parting often _gəd adjective ( bet·ter ˈbed.ə(r), -etə- ; best ˈbest) Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FRONT — I. ˈfrənt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English frount, front, from Old French front, from Latin front-, frons — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UP
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PUT — /poot/ , v. , put, putting , adj. , n. v.t. 1. to move or place (anything) so as to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOOD — /good/ , adj., better, best , n., interj., adv. adj. 1. morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FRONT — /frunt/ , n. 1. the foremost part or surface of anything. 2. the part or side of anything that faces …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PUT — I. ˈpu̇t verb ( put ; put·ting ) Etymology: Middle English putten; akin to Old English putung instigation, Middle Dutch …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOOD — I. ˈgu̇d adjective ( bet·ter ˈbe-tər ; best ˈbest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gōd; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FRONT — I. ˈfrənt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French frunt, front, from Latin front-, frons Date: 13th century 1. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
PUT — noun a certain game at cards. 2. put ·noun a pit. 3. put ·impf & ·p.p. of put. 4. put …
Webster English vocab
GOOD — vt to make good; to turn to good. 2. good ·superl not lacking or deficient; full; complete. 3. good ·vt …
Webster English vocab
FRONT — noun the most conspicuous part. 2. front ·noun the beginning. 3. front ·vt to appear before; to meet. 4. front …
Webster English vocab
PUT — [put] vb put ; put.ting [ME putten; akin to OE putung instigation, MD poten to plant] vt (12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GOOD — [good] adj bet.ter ; best [ME, fr. OE god; akin to OHG guot good, Skt gadhya what one clings to] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FRONT — in meteorology, interface or transition zone between two air masses of different density and temperature; the sporadic flareups of weather …
Britannica English vocabulary
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUT — / pʊt; NAmE / verb ( put·ting , put , put ) [ vn ] IN PLACE / POSITION 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOOD — / gʊd; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( bet·ter / ˈbetə(r); NAmE / best / best; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FRONT — / frʌnt; NAmE / noun , adjective , verb ■ noun FORWARD PART / POSITION 1. [ C , usually …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PUT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GOOD — I. good 1 S1 W1 /ɡʊd/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative better /ˈbetə $ -ər/, superlative best /best/) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FRONT — I. front 1 S1 W1 /frʌnt/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: French ; Origin: Latin frons 'forehead …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PUT
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GOOD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (better, best) 1 having the right or desired qualities; satisfactory, adequate. 2 a (of a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FRONT
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PUT
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GOOD — adj., n., & adv. adj. (better, best) 1 having the right or desired qualities; satisfactory, adequate. 2 a (of a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FRONT
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PUT
Oxford English vocab
GOOD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (better, best) 1. having the right or desired qualities; satisfactory, adequate. 2 a (of a …
Oxford English vocab
FRONT
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUT — ( puts, putting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'put' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOOD — ( better, best) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Good means pleasant …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FRONT — ( fronts, fronting, fronted) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The front …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FRONT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a back/front/side pocket ▪ He took a wad of money from his back pocket. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UP — Synonyms and related words : above, abovestairs, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, add to, addition, advance, against, aggrandize, aggrandizement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FRONT — Synonyms and related words : CAT, Charlie McCarthy, DMZ, accented, aceldama, act for, acting, advance, advance guard, aerospace, aerosphere, affectation, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
UP — INDEX: 1. moving up to a higher place 2. looking, facing, or pointing upwards 3. to move upwards through the …
Longman Activator English vocab
PUT
Longman Activator English vocab
GOOD
Longman Activator English vocab
FRONT — See ↑ FRONT 4, ↑ HIDE 10, ↑ PRETEND 7 ◆◆◆ • ↑ back to front • ↑ in front …
Longman Activator English vocab
FRONT — INDEX: 1. the part of something that is nearest to you or furthest away from the back 2. the part …
Longman Activator English vocab
PUT — n. 25B6; verb she put the parcel on a chair : PLACE, set (down), lay (down), deposit, position, settle; leave, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GOOD
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FRONT — n. 25B6; noun the front of the boat : FORE, foremost part, forepart, anterior, forefront, nose, head; bow, prow; foreground. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FRONT — n. 1 face, façade, facing, fore-part, anterior; obverse The front of the door has a painting on it This dress …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
UP — 1. нареч. 1) вверх по, по направлению к 2) вдоль по; вглубь 3) против (течения, ветра и т. п.) 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PUT
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GOOD — 1. прил.; сравн. - better; превосх. - best 1) а) хороший Where can we get some good pizza? ≈ Где …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FRONT — 1. сущ. 1) а) поэт. лоб; лицо, лик, чело; личина, внешний вид, внешнее (часто то, которое обманчиво) Syn : face, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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