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单词 first off
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first off
g. colloquial (chiefly North American). first off: as a first point, firstly; on first consideration; from the start.
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1867 A. Cary Bishop's Son v. 100 Why, you are the one to crawl in after the varmint! 'Cause you're slim, first off, and next off, 'cause maybe the critter'll bite you.
1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad xx. 193 First-off, I thought it would certainly give me the botts.
1891 ‘L. Malet’ Wages of Sin II. v. i. 181 What anger is not righteous first off in the estimate of the enraged one?
1897 W. D. Howells Landlord Lion's Head 445 First off, you know, I thought I'd sell to the other feller.
1910 W. M. Raine Bucky O'Connor 39 Four's right. First off Neil, then the fellow I took to be the Wolf.
1915 Nation (N.Y.) 10 June 646/1 Men of science..no longer admit first off what simple good sense shows to us.
1963 F. C. Crews Pooh Perplex (1979) 66 Let's see—I guess first off I should tell you that Al's book was for kids, I mean originally, before us longhairs got on to it.
2010 J. McGregor Even Dogs (2011) iii. 90 There's a patch in the underpass we'll try first off,..should get enough for the first bag of the day.
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11. Indicating precedence in time, as bang off, right off, straight off: straightaway, forthwith, immediately (see bang v.1 8d, right adv. 3b, straight adj. 2c). first off, next off: first, next, in sequence (see first adj., adv., and n.2 Phrases 2g, next adj., adv., and n. Compounds 3).
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