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Mr. Tom Posted 3 years ago
Vocabulary

Use of 'front'

Hi

Is the use of 'open front' natural here?

(Front = battle front)

I'm already facing a lot of opposition. I don't want to open any more fronts with the newly employed.

(=do not want to cause myself more opposition from the new employees.)

You can't afford to open front after front with your colleagues.

(=the person is putting himself in trouble with different colleagues.)

Thanks

Tom

  

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"Front" in that sense is almost exclusive to the battlefield. I haven't seen it used that way.

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"Front" in that sense is almost exclusive to the battlefield. I haven't seen it used that way.

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Mr. TomI'm already facing a lot of opposition. I don't want to open any more fronts with the newly employed.

Not bad. It's a bit too figurative for such a concrete topic, and it pushes the limits of the metaphor because trouble with new hires is a front all by itself. It sounds like you're subdividing a front.

Mr. TomYou can't af
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