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forward-leaning

Disposed to take action or to exercise initiative; aggressive; bold.
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"I got a little too rambunctious, like a colt that got out of the barn to play, and I pulled myself in. I didn't do it all myself. My task force lawyer was whispering like Jiminy Cricket in my ear. I probably got us a little too far forward leaning at one point in time and then pulled us back." - Alan Fiers, a C.I.A. official, on secretly aiding Nicaraguan rebels.

Submitted on January 20, 2019

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naklonění dopředu

fremadrettet

nach vorne geneigt

inclinarse hacia adelante

penché en avant

ar aghaidh-leaning

előrehajló

condong ke depan

inclinata in avanti

deinceps fastigium

pochylony do przodu

inclinado para a frente

înclinat înainte

вперед, опираясь

framåtriktad

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