bold front
Frequency: 6.99.5 per million words
An appearance of confidence and courage.
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- After the layoffs, she put on a bold front at work.
- He tries to maintain a bold front in public, though he's nervous inside.
- Despite the losses, they presented a bold front to investors.
- I struck a bold front, but my hands were shaking.
- The team adopted a bold front going into the final.
- Don't be fooled by her bold front; she's still hurting.
- For the kids' sake, we kept up a bold front.
- In the press release, the company projected a bold front.
- Behind that bold front lay years of doubt.
- He couldn't sustain the bold front any longer.