verb
Meaning 1
To have the intended effect.
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verb
To have the intended effect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From front + fire, coined as an opposite for backfire (and not usually seen without it).