話講在前面：坦白
把「前面」從球場搬到一段對話裡。該讓對方知道的事，排在最前面說，而不是等對方答應了才補上。
adjective · B2
Honest and open about what you think, want, or plan to do, so that other people are told early instead of having to guess or find out later.
坦白直說
核心畫面
Look at the two small words inside it: up front — at the very front, where a thing is easy to see and where it comes first. A football player up front stands ahead of the whole team. Money paid up front sits at the front of the deal, before any work. A person who is upfront puts the awkward fact at the front of the conversation, instead of leaving you to find it later. The front can be a place on a pitch, a point in time, or a place in what somebody tells you.
upfront 可以想成裡面那兩個小字：up front，「在最前面」。「最前面」在這裡有三層。一層是位置：踢球的前…更多收起
upfront 可以想成裡面那兩個小字：up front，「在最前面」。「最前面」在這裡有三層。一層是位置：踢球的前鋒站在全隊最前面。一層是時間：錢排在工作前面，先付了才開工。還有一層是說話：該講的事擺在對話最前面，不留到後面讓你自己發現。三種用法的畫面其實是同一個。差別只在那個「前面」指的是球場、流程，還是一段話。Three branches
錢排在前面：先付
同樣是「前面」，只是排隊的是錢。錢站在工作前面，先交出去，事情才開始。
r · B2
If you pay money upfront, you pay it at the start, before the work is done or before you are given the goods.
先付、預先付
人站在前面：前鋒位置
這一組留著最直白的那張圖：真的就是站在最前面。其他意思都可以回頭對照這個畫面。
r · C1
In football, in the forward position — at the front of your team, near the other team's goal, where your job is to attack.
踢前鋒位置