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Meanings of step to the fore in English

Make oneself visible; take action.

        Usage of step to the fore in English
        1
        Kinson moved aside deferentially and let him step to the fore.
        The First King of Shannara
        2
        With Who's first-run episodes on a temporary hiatus, it's a natural enough time for those comics to step to the fore.
        Wired
        3
        Passuk never opened her lips, but stepped to the fore to break the way.
        The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke
        4
        Higgins soon stepped to the fore and did likewise.
        The Plunderer
        5
        Madog stepped to the fore, his pale cloak washed red in the glow of the sunset.
        Celtic fire
        6
        "Stand aside, Moll," cries Dawson, stepping to the fore, and facing Mr. Godwin.
        A Set of Rogues / Namely Christopher Sutton, John Dawson, the Se...
        7
        "A slave," Unas answered evilly, stepping to the fore.
        The Yoke / A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Chil...