"front and center" meaning in All languages combined

See front and center on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

Audio: en-au-front and center.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} front and center (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) At the center of attention. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable Synonyms: front-and-center, front and centre [Commonwealth], front-and-centre [rare]
    Sense id: en-front_and_center-en-adv--5nZnyJN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39

Interjection [English]

Audio: en-au-front and center.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-interj}} front and center
  1. (idiomatic) A command to come to the center of attention of an assemblage, as of military personnel or students. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-front_and_center-en-intj-qlOVrrLv

Alternative forms

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