first thing — ► first thing early in the morning; before anything else. Main Entry: ↑first … English terms dictionary
first thing — adverb : before anything else : right away : immediately I ll get that letter off first thing promised to call first thing in the morning * * * first thing Before doing anything else • • • Main Entry: ↑first * * * … Useful english dictionary
first thing — (the) first thing (in the morning) before doing anything else. The first thing tomorrow, you ll have to cancel our reservations. White had a habit of playing his trumpet first thing in the morning, which really irritated his neighbors … New idioms dictionary
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 (in the morning) — phrase at the very beginning of the day I rang them first thing this morning. Thesaurus: happening in the morning or daytimesynonym times in the morning or daytimehyponym Main entry: first … Useful english dictionary
first thing in the morning — (the) first thing (in the morning) before doing anything else. The first thing tomorrow, you ll have to cancel our reservations. White had a habit of playing his trumpet first thing in the morning, which really irritated his neighbors … New idioms dictionary
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
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 … Словарь американских идиом
first thing — Synonyms and related words: ab initio, ab ovo, aborigine, at first, at the start, before everything, chiefly, first, first and foremost, firstly, from the beginning, in the beginning, initially, mainly, originally, primarily, primo, principally … Moby Thesaurus
first thing — initial matter, first item on the agenda … English contemporary dictionary
