first of all

Idioms  

1. see first and foremost.

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first of all

You should know, first of all, that hospice is often the right choice and the best choice, as hard as it can be to accept that reality.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2026

"My priority would be, first of all, concealment, because I don't want to be captured," he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Apr. 4, 2026

"That's what we are trying to do. The instant reaction, first of all, is pain, and after that is 'OK, what can I do about it?' And that's it," Arteta said.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026

You have to, first of all, for PR purposes, make everybody think they’re going to be accountable for everything going forward.

From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2026

And you’d want to say, “Dinky, first of all, you don’t. Second of all, you don’t need to. Because she loves you.”

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

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