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first Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

at first

at the beginning At first she didn

at first blush

when first seen, without careful study At first blush he seemed like a good worker but later we had many problems with him.

at first glance

when you first see it, when you notice it At first glance, it looked like a cat - a large cat.

at first light

just before the sun rises, at the crack of dawn At first light, the ducks would fly to the grainfields to feed.

don't know the first thing about it

do not know anything about it I can't fix a transmission. I don't know the first thing about it.

draw first blood

attack first, be first to hit or win The Jets drew first blood in the series, winning game one 5-4.

first and foremost

first and most important, firstly "The speaker began by saying, ""First and foremost... ."""

first class

high quality, excellent Pam's meals are first class. She's an excellent cook.

first come, first served

the person who comes will have his turn first "First come, first served" she called as she put the food on the table.

first crack at

first turn, first chance to do it I want first crack at solving the problem. I want to try first.

first dibs

first person to use it, first chance to use it When we get to the motel, I get first dibs on the shower.

first down/first and ten

first try to gain ten yards (in football) The Lions have a first down on their own 35-yard line.

first hand

being there to see or hear it, in person I want to see the Pantheon first hand. I want to see its dome.

first light

(See at first light)

first off

first on the list, the first thing to do First off, we should define the problem. Then we can solve it.

first-run

new, shown for the first time There are a lot of first-run movies that I haven

first up

first on the list, the first thing to do On our list of things to do, the broken copier is first up.

firsthand

directly I learned the news from him firsthand.

get to first base

do the first step, complete the first stage He was hoping for a kiss, but he didn't get to first base.

in the first place

firstly, to begin with Of course I can

know the first thing...

(See don't know the first thing about)

love at first sight

sudden love, love begins when people first meet When Jessica met Ryan, it was love at first sight.

reach first base

make a good start, succeed We were unable to reach first base over the new pricing policy with our competitors.

the first leg

the first part (of a journey), a leg up The first leg will take us to Paris. Then we'll go on to Rome.

at first hand

directly 直接地
He got the information at first hand from the ambassador．他是直接从大使那里得到这消息的。
He has been to China to study conditions there at first hand．他曾多到中国直接研究那里的情况。

at first sight

after a first quick look； when first seen乍一看
At first sight， the problem seemed insoluble．乍看起来，这问题似乎无法解决。
He fell in love with her at first sight．他对她一见钟情。

come first

win a competition得第1名；夺冠
She came first in the English oral test．她在英语口语考试中获第1名。

first and last

1． all the time始终；一直
She was first and last a school teacher．她一直是名教师。
2．most noticeably；chiefly主要地；总的说来
He joined the army because first and last he wanted to help his country．他参军的目的主要是为了报效祖国。
3．totally总共
First and last， that boy's education has cost＄ 4，000．那孩子的教育费用总共已花了4000美元。

first of all

before anything else首先
One will be judged by one's speech first of all．首先，察其言而知其人。
If you want to speak good English， you should first of all listen to good English as often as possible．如果想英语说得好，首先应当尽可能地经常听好的英语。
Firt of all，let's read the new words．首先，让我们读生词。

first or last

at one time or another迟早
You may as well do this now，for you will have to do it first or last．这件事你最好现在做，因为迟早你总得做。
You may do it first or last；I'm sure he doesn't care as long as you do it．那件事你早做迟做都可以；我相信，只要你做，他是不会在乎早晚的。

of the first water

of the finest quality； superior最好的；第一流的
He was no doubt a painter of the first water．他无疑是位一流的画家。
The jeweler chose diamonds of the first water for the queen's crown．珠宝商为王后的冠饰挑选头等钻石。

play first chair

Idiom(s): play first chair

Theme: LEADERSHIP

to act as a leader.
• I need to get this job done. Who plays first chair around here?
• You re not the boss! You don t play first chair.

on a first-name basis

Idiom(s): on a first-name basis (with sb)

Theme: FAMILIARITY

knowing someone very well; good friends with someone.
• I'm on a first name basis with John.
• John and I are on a first-name basis.

not know the first thing about

Idiom(s): not know the first thing about sb or sth

Theme: KNOWLEDGE - LACKING

not to know anything about someone or something.
• I don't know the first thing about flying an airplane.
• She doesn't know the first thing about John.

first things first

Idiom(s): first things first

Theme: IMPORTANCE

the most important things must be taken care of first.
• It's more important to get a job than to buy new clothes. First things first!
• Do your homework now. Go out and play later. First things first.

first thing in the morning

Idiom(s): first thing (in the morning)

Theme: EARLY

before anything else in the morning.
• Please call me first thing in the morning. I can't help you now.
• I'll do that first thing.

first and ten

Idiom(s): first and ten

Theme: SPORTS - FOOTBALL

[in football] the first down [of four] with ten yards needed to earn another first down. (Fixed order.)
• It is first and ten on the forty-yard line, and Army has the ball.
• There will be no first and ten on the last play because there was a flag on the play.

cast the first stone

Idiom(s): cast the first stone

Theme: CRITICISM

to make the first criticism; to be the first to attack. (From a biblical quotation.)
• Well, I don't want to be the one to cast the first stone, but she sang horribly.
• John always casts the first stone. Does he think he's perfect?

in the first instance

Idiom(s): in the first place AND in the first instance

Theme: BEGINNINGS - INITIAL

initially; to begin with.
• In the first place, you don’t have enough money to buy one. In the second place, you don’t need one.
• In the first instance, I don’t have the time. In the second place, I'm not interested.

First out of the gate

When someone is first out of the gate, they are the first to do something that others are trying to do.

First port of call

The first place you stop to do something is your first port of call.

If at first you don't succeed try try again

When you fail, try until you get it right!

Which came first the chicken or the egg?

This idiomatic expression is used when it is not clear who or what caused something.

the first time round

the first time that you did something: "Have you ever lived in London? Yes, the first time round, I was working in a school."

First come, first served.

If one arrives early, one gets a better choice.

at first|first

adv. phr. In the beginning; at the start. The driver didn't see the danger at first. At first the job looked good to Bob, but later it became tiresome. There was a little trouble at first, but things soon were quiet.

at first blush|blush|first blush

adv. phr. When first seen; without careful study. At first blush the offer looked good, but when we studied it, we found things we could not accept.

at first glance|at first sight|first glance|first

adv. or adj. phr. After a first quick look. At first sight, his guess was that the whole trouble between the two men resulted from personalities that did not agree. Tom met Mary at a party, and it was love at first sight.

cast the first stone|cast|first stone|stone

v. phr., literary To be the first to blame someone, lead accusers against a wrongdoer. Jesus said that a person who was without sin could cast the first stone. Although Ben saw the girl cheating, he did not want to cast the first stone.

first and foremost|first|foremost

adv. phr. As the most important thing; first. First and foremost they needed food. I want you to remember to pay that bill first and foremost. First and foremost, we must keep America free.

More Idioms/Phrases

find oneself find out finders keepers fine feathers do not make fine birds fine-tooth comb finger in the pie firebug firing squad first and foremost first and last first base first class(1) first come, first served first cousin first of all first off first string