front for

Meaning

1. Oxford71% of films

   to represent a group or an organization and try to hide its secret or illegal activities

   The Disney Channel's a front for Thai child prostitution.

   It was a front for S.H.I.E.L.D. scientists.

2. Editorial29% of films

   to act fake or hide your real feelings in front of someone

   You ain't gotta put on no front for me, man!

   But you put up a false front for her.

In the movies · 3

• You ain't gotta put on no front for me, man!Juice1992
• But you put up a false front for her.Husbands and Wives1992
• It's all a front for her real trade: arms dealing, money laundering.Mission: Impossible - Fallout2018
• This is all a front for the brand.Bo Burnham: Make Happy2016
• I put you out front for Del...The Green Mile1999
• It was a front for S.H.I.E.L.D. scientists.Black Widow2021
• The Disney Channel's a front for Thai child prostitution.Maria Bamford: Old Baby2017
• Tony says that I'm a front for the foundation.The Godfather Part III1990

Learn it in full scenes

• Husbands and Wives1992
  • Jack and Sally Announce a Split
  • Gabe and Judy's Late-Night Talk
  • Sally Calls Jack During a Date

From the same entry

• front and center
• in front
• in front of
• out front
• up front
• back to front
• cash down
• before front of eyes
• lead from the front
• on the front burner