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not be backward in coming forward (British & Australian, humorous)

to be confident and always ready to express an opinion. If he doesn't like it, he'll tell you. He's not exactly backward in coming forward.

See also: backward, coming

One step forward, two steps back.

something that you say which means every time you make progress, something bad happens which causes you to be in a worse situation than you were to begin with. Every solution we come up with seems to create more problems than it solves, so it's one step forward, two steps back.

See also: back, step, two

put your best foot forward

1. to do something as well as you can. Make sure you put your best foot forward for tonight's performance.

2. to start to walk more quickly. You'll have to put your best foot forward if you want to be there by nine.

See also: best, foot

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bring something forward

to make something known. During the trial, evidence was brought forward that proved the wrong person had been arrested.

Usage notes: often used in the form something was brought forward, as in the example

See also: bring

come forward

to offer help or information. The police hope that some witness to the shooting will come forward with information.

See also: come

look forward to something

to be pleased or excited because something is going to happen. I'm looking forward to my trip to Berlin and Paris.

See also: look

put your best foot forward

to act in a way that causes other people to have a good opinion of you. All I could do was put my best foot forward and hope I made a good impression.

See also: best, foot

put forward something

to offer for consideration. None of the ideas I put forward at the meeting have been accepted. He's still working on the report and plans to put it forward as soon as he finishes it.