front stage, on the front foot

Hollywood blinked when Bob spent $ 15 billion on Pixar, Lucas film and Marvel. But they turned out to be great and logically investments that have kept Disney on the front foot. Under Bob, Disney is hardly Frozen in time.


究竟哪一個社會、文化的人群最注重歷史？這個問題就算讓全世界頂尖的歷史學家、社會學家、人類學家、旅行家們齊聚一堂吵翻天，恐怕也難有具體結果。但是除了一般透過旅遊行為形塑而成的「前臺」(Front stage)所進行的觀光文化展演之外，歷史的具體重現(Reenactment)活動，除了滿足參加者的角色扮演(Role Playing)欲之外，倒也在某種程度上扮演了保存歷史遺產、延續文化傳承的功能....

Definition of on the front foot in English:

British Outmanoeuvring a competitor or opponent; at an advantage:City were on the front foot from the word gothe Prime Minister’s bellicose performance was motivated by a desire to get back on the front foot

front stageThe forepart of the stage in a theater, nearest the footlights.