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first thing
Idioms and Phrases
Before anything else; without delay. For example, Tom was supposed to call him first thing in the morning . [Late 1500s] Also see under first and foremost ; first off .Example Sentences
“Usually when you get yourself in over your head, credit card debt is usually the first thing that gets tossed by the wayside.â€
The first thing I noticed was how overwhelmed the court staff appeared.
We need to continue to fight for free and fair elections, and the first thing we need to do is push back these very aggressive attacks on elections and on election integrity.
“I wanted to go to a team that’s going to compete. That was the first thing that I told my agent, that it has to be a team that’s competitive. So I think it was a no-brainer when the Dodgers called. … We want to win games and have a chance to get a ring.â€
"All I do know is that when my money comes in, the first thing I do is just pay all my bills and whatever is left is what I have to budget to live on."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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