F
Idioms beginning with "F"
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[firing squad] {n.}
A group of soldiers chosen to shoot a prisoner to death or to fire shots over a grave as a tribute.
A dictator often sends his enemies before a firing squad.
The dead general was honored by a firing squad.
[first]
See:
[AT FIRST BLUSH],
[AT FIRST SIGHT],
[CAST THE FIRST STONE],
[GET TO FIRST BASE] or [REACH FIRST BASE],
[IN THE FIRST PLACE],
[OF THE FIRST WATER].
[first and 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.
[first and last] {adv. phr.}
Most noticeably; all the time; chiefly.
He was first and last a school teacher.
Steven joined the army because first and last he wanted to help his country.
Syn.: [ABOVE ALL].
[first base] {n. phr.}
1. The base that must be touched first by a baseball player after batting.
He got to first base on four balls.
2. See: [GET TO FIRST BASE].
[first class] {n.}
1. The first rank; the highest class; the best group.
The pianist was quite good but he was not in the first class.
2. The most expensive or comfortable class of travel; the best or one of the best groups in which to travel, […]
[first come, first served] {truncated sent.}, {informal}
If you arrive first, you will be served first; people will be waited on in the order they come; the person who comes first will have his turn first.
* /Get in line for your ice cream, boys. First […]
[first cousin] {n.}
The child of your aunt or uncle.
Tom's only first cousin was Ralph, the son of his Uncle John.
[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.
[first off] {adv. phr.}, {informal}
Before anything else; first.
First off, I want you to mow the lawn.