Definition
(Give me the money) first (then we'll talk): (Give me the money) before, primarily, initially (then we'll talk)
(my) first (job): (my) earliest, initial, oldest (job)
at first: before anything else, at the beginning, at the start
first things first: before anything else, before everything, what needs to be addressed primarily
- "Which one do you want first?"
- "Brent : So listeners, I am now inside the party: the first stage of my mission is complete."
- "Marlene : Here's my first joke: a kangaroo walks into a bar and asks for a whiskey."
- "At the same time, Philip developed a talent for sales while travelling door to door with his father and selling first hot dogs, then toasters, and eventually insurance policies."
- "Now, the first thing we're going to do is..."
- "Horatio : But first we must eat."
- "Philip : Well Harold, we've finished our first magic milkshake."
- "Bruno : I first met Betty on a blind date a couple of months ago at a bar."
- "Do not stop for tea first."
- "I'm joined in the cockpit by my co-pilot in training, Randy Williams. Randy happens to be blind, but we're happy to have him with us on his first flight."
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