first thing

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

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first thing
Before doing anything else
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Main Entry:first

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early in the morning; before anything else

I have to meet Josh first thing tomorrow

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first thing
1 the first thing : anything at all
— used in negative statements

He doesn't know/understand the first thing about the problems we've been having.

2 : before anything else : right away : very early

I'll be back first thing (on) Monday morning.

She promised to call first thing in the morning.

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first thing — see first, 1
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ˌfirst/ˌlast ˈthing idiom
early in the morning/late in the evening

I need the report on my desk first thing Monday morning.

I took the dog for a walk last thing before going to bed.

Main entry:thingidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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