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The following 11 entries include the term the first.
at the first opportunity
idiom: as soon as it is possible for someone to do something
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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