Mar 6, 2022 15:06
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English term
To be up forward
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Hi All!
What does it mean to be up forward?
Although the rest of the Quonset filled rapidly, there were, among the other guests, few other medical officers and none from MASH units. There were
few people who had been up forward, so Duke and Hawkeye were satisfied to keep to themselves.
Thank you!
What does it mean to be up forward?
Although the rest of the Quonset filled rapidly, there were, among the other guests, few other medical officers and none from MASH units. There were
few people who had been up forward, so Duke and Hawkeye were satisfied to keep to themselves.
Thank you!
Responses
4 +4 | on the front line of conflict |
David Hollywood
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References
to be present |
José Patrício
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on the front line of conflict
I would say
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Note added at 11 hrs (2022-03-07 03:01:06 GMT)
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i.e. right up there where the bullets fly
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Note added at 12 hrs (2022-03-07 03:10:23 GMT)
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standard expressions in English would be "in the front line" or "right up front"
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Note added at 11 hrs (2022-03-07 03:01:06 GMT)
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i.e. right up there where the bullets fly
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Note added at 12 hrs (2022-03-07 03:10:23 GMT)
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standard expressions in English would be "in the front line" or "right up front"
Peer comment(s):
neutral |
Barbara Carrara
: As already suggested much earlier by Phil G.
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if Phil would like to post, I'll happily withdraw my answer np
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agree |
Anastasia Kalantzi
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thanks Anastasia
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agree |
Yvonne Gallagher
: as already suggested
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np with withdrawing this Yvonne
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agree |
Crockett (X)
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thanks Crockett
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agree |
Lara Barnett
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thanks Lara
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you!"
Reference comments
3 hrs
Reference:
to be present
It gives the impression that it's a meeting for some purpose that doesn't matters here and that there was few people present. There is a great range of possibilities and, for the sense, I dare to say it means, here, to be present: 'who had been up forward,' - 'Who had come to the meeting; who had been present in the meeting'
to be up for” em inglês, assim como muitas outras, não pode ser traduzida literalmente e pode ter mais de um significado. - https://blog.influx.com.br/o-que-significa-to-be-up-em-inglê...
be up for sth - to want to do something: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/learner-english/...
come forward - to present oneself - https://dictionary.reverso.net/english-definition/up forward
to be up for” em inglês, assim como muitas outras, não pode ser traduzida literalmente e pode ter mais de um significado. - https://blog.influx.com.br/o-que-significa-to-be-up-em-inglê...
be up for sth - to want to do something: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/learner-english/...
come forward - to present oneself - https://dictionary.reverso.net/english-definition/up forward
Peer comments on this reference comment:
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Tony M
: This is the Korean war, not some kind of meeting. And 'to be up for something' is a completely different idiom from 'to be up forward' (with no 'something')'
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I was up forward with the mortars?
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Elizabeth TILLY
: Tony is correct. See philgoddard's comment above. This probably means they had been at the frontline of the war.
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I was up forward with the mortars?
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Yvonne Gallagher
: look at the context please
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I was up forward with the mortars?
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