first and last
idiom
: at the most basic level : in all respects
This is first and last a matter of national security.
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So there’s a practical element to directing first and last, which is what [Rian and I] did this year.
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025
However, the story dates back to Johnson’s great grandmother, who was the first and last person in the family to own a home.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Please include your real name—at least first and last—and hometown.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
The need to channel that fluid process shaped the building: The architects were careful to minimize chaos and menace, calculate the trajectory from choir room to lab, provide a place to stow music stands, and design those instrument cubbies as the first and last stop of the day.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 13 Mar. 2025
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025
However, the story dates back to Johnson’s great grandmother, who was the first and last person in the family to own a home.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Please include your real name—at least first and last—and hometown.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
The need to channel that fluid process shaped the building: The architects were careful to minimize chaos and menace, calculate the trajectory from choir room to lab, provide a place to stow music stands, and design those instrument cubbies as the first and last stop of the day.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 13 Mar. 2025
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“First and last.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20and%20last. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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