| 单词 | first come, first served |
| 释义 | Idioms and Phrases with first come, first servedfirst come, first served Those who precede others will have their needs attended to earliest, as in So many people showed up that we may not have enough food to go around, so let it be “first come, first served.” The idea is very old, but the first recorded use of this precise phrase was in 1545. Also see early bird catches the worm. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. first come, first servedThose who are first to arrive will be the first to be waited on. VIDEO FOR FIRST COME, FIRST SERVEDWATCH NOW: Can You Correct These Idioms?Have you ever heard the idiom it’s a doggie-dog world? Well that’s not the correct phrase. It’s actually dog-eat-dog world. Can you correct these other common idioms? Words nearby first come, first servedFirst Cause, first-cause argument, first class, first classman, first-come, first come, first served, firstcomer, First Commandment, first consonant shift, first cousin, first cranial nerve The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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