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Step forward   /stɛp fˈɔrwərd/   Listen
Step forward

verb
1.
Make oneself visible; take action.  Synonyms: come forward, come out, come to the fore, step to the fore, step up.






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"Step forward" Quotes from Famous Books



... custom, Lady Grenellen did not introduce them to any one but Babykins, who happened to step forward, and we all proceeded to lunch, which was ...
— The Reflections of Ambrosine - A Novel • Elinor Glyn

... would be inviting them to come in and take little Hans. She saw one of the men—Stubby Mons by name—step forward, and she plainly heard ...
— Boyhood in Norway • Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen

... he thought it was Celia, and, with a leap of the lover's heart, he took a step forward; then he stopped short; the figure was that of a man in flannels; and a moment or two afterwards, he had recognised Heyton. The disappointment was great; he had no desire to meet Heyton; the sight of him recalled the bitter past; and Derrick stood, ...
— The Woman's Way • Charles Garvice

... and to Col. Baker's real annoyance, he was obliged to refuse her. He was more than willing to go, even to a prayer-meeting, if thereby he could take one step forward toward the place in her life that he desired to fill. Therefore his ...
— The Chautauqua Girls At Home • Pansy, AKA Isabella M. Alden

... Malone took a tentative step forward and managed not to fall. He stepped back again and looked at Bill scornfully. "I wasn't even in the gutter," he said. ...
— The Impossibles • Gordon Randall Garrett


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