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front and centre 

See front and center. (British and Canadian spelling of words ending in "er" or "or" are often spelled slightly differently than in the United States. For example: centre/center, colour/color.)
She was just the belle of the ball... she was front and centre and the managed to monopolize all of the invited guest's time... No one could get a word in edgewise.
front and centre by PlaceHolder June 16, 2004
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front and centre 

A term which derrived from a particular actress who ended up front and centre for virtually every song through a performance of godspell, and consequently claimed this technique in every show there after. it is now a term used to insinuate stealing the limelight, or being over confident, and also a term of derision or piss taking
bwahaaa. laura is front and centre. AGAIN.

ooooh get you. front and centre.

*sings* day by day. day by day... etc etc
front and centre by Divaaar November 10, 2008

front and center 

The student that sits in the front and center of every class and asks the teacher stupid questions. Most of the time these questions are irrelevant or rhetorical and just waste time.
Guy #1- I feel like we didn't really get through much material in class today.
Guy #2- That's because front and center kept asking all those stupid questions.
front and center by chick wing September 3, 2009
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