“the first”

The following 10 entries include the term the first.

at the first sign

idiom

: as soon as something happens that indicates an action or event has begun to take place

from the first

idiom

: from the beginning

in the first degree

idiom

: of the most serious type : deserving the harshest punishment

in the (first) flush of

idiom

: in the early and exciting time of (something)

in the first instance

idiom

: before other events happen : as the first thing in a series of actions

in the first place

idiom

used at the end of a sentence to indicate what was true or what should have been done at the beginning of a situation

make the first move

idiom

: to act first

not know the first thing about

idiom

: to have little or no knowledge about (something or someone)

of the first rank

idiom

: being excellent at what one does

the first thing

noun

: anything at all used in negative statements


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