21 English Expressions with “FIRST”: first timer, first light, if at first...
Can you understand idioms? Can you use them? Join me and learn 21 popular idioms and expressions with the word “first”. We’ll look at short ones like first call, first impression, first aid, first refusal, and first light, as well as longer idioms such as “If at first you don’t succeed...” and “I don’t know the first thing about...”. Improve your social and business English now, to understand others easily and join the conversation confidently!
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In this lesson:
0:00 “First“ expressions in English
1:22 first light
1:50 first come, first served
2:17 first dance
2:49 love at first sight
3:17 first timer
3:39 don’t know the first thing about...
4:11 if at first you don’t succeed...
4:48 ladies first
5:19 First Lady
5:44 – Practice with a story –
8:09 first floor
8:29 in the first place
9:17 first impression
9:47 first glance
10:43 first things first
11:10 first aid
11:50 first call
12:52 first refusal
13:44 first class
14:08 first blood
14:35 first leg
14:47 – Practice with another story –