Moby Thesaurus. Grady Ward. 1996.
first thing — 1. adverb Early in the morning. Ill meet you first thing at the station. 2. noun The basic idea of how to do something. I would help you, but I dont know the first thing about gardening … Wiktionary
first thing off the bat — {adv. phr.} Immediately; at once. * /He called home from Paris first thing off the bat as he stepped off the plane./ … Dictionary of American idioms
first thing off the bat — {adv. phr.} Immediately; at once. * /He called home from Paris first thing off the bat as he stepped off the plane./ … Dictionary of American idioms
The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers. — The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers. The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers. William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part II Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009 … Law dictionary
not to know the first thing about — {v. phr.} To be totally ignorant about a certain issue. * /Al assured us that he didn t know the first thing about Mary s whereabouts./ … Dictionary of American idioms
not to know the first thing about — {v. phr.} To be totally ignorant about a certain issue. * /Al assured us that he didn t know the first thing about Mary s whereabouts./ … Dictionary of American idioms
first of all — {adv. phr.} Chiefly; primarily; as the first thing. * /After we get to Chicago, we will, first of all, try to find a reliable used car./ … Dictionary of American idioms
first of all — {adv. phr.} Chiefly; primarily; as the first thing. * /After we get to Chicago, we will, first of all, try to find a reliable used car./ … Dictionary of American idioms
first off — {adv. phr.}, {informal} Before anything else; first. * /First off, I want you to mow the lawn./ … Dictionary of American idioms
first off — {adv. phr.}, {informal} Before anything else; first. * /First off, I want you to mow the lawn./ … Dictionary of American idioms
