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first things first

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first things first

The most important task gets priority, as in I very much wanted to see that movie, but first things firstthe paper's due tomorrow. This adage was first recorded in 1545.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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First things first is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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