“a first”

The following 2 entries include the term a first.

on a first-come, first-served basis

phrase

: in the order of arrival of people or requests

on a first-name basis

phrase

: having a close personal relationship where each person addresses the other by their first name —sometimes used figuratively to describe something that one is familiar with or accustomed to


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