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Mariott Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Up front
To build trust, you need to be the first to lay some of yourself on the line and
share something about you. Remember you should share parts of yourself at a time;
don't feel like you have to be a complete open book up front.
In this sentence what does 'up front' mean? does it mean in advance?
Thanks in advance!
share something about you. Remember you should share parts of yourself at a time;
don't feel like you have to be a complete open book up front.
In this sentence what does 'up front' mean? does it mean in advance?
Thanks in advance!
Top answer
In this context, "up front" means that you needn't expose everything about yourself all at once. Building trust is a slow process. To do it correctly, you should share information about yourself in increments.
- In this context, "up front" means that you needn't expose everything about yourself all at once.
- Building trust is a slow process.
- To do it correctly, you should share information about yourself in increments.
- e.
- all at one time).
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In this context, "up front" means that you needn't expose everything about yourself all at once. Building trust is a slow process. To do it correctly, you should share information about yourself in increments. You should not share everything in one fell swoop (i.e. all at one time).
'In one fell swoop' is a lovely phrase: as I said above, it means 'all at one time'. E.g. Usually, nothing
'In one fell swoop' is a lovely phrase: as I said above, it means 'all at one time'. E.g. Usually, nothing
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