First Things First Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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first things first What does first things first mean?	the most important things must be taken care of first	We did first things first and cleaned the kitchen before cleaning the living room.
first things first What does first things first mean?	the most important things must be taken care of first	We did first things first and cleaned the kitchen before cleaning the living room.
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slice of the cake/pie What does "slice of the cake/pie" mean?	a share of something	The government wants a slice of the cake of the money from the new casinos.

with open arms What does "with open arms" mean?	warmly, eagerly, glad to see someone	The author was welcomed with open arms when he came to visit the city.
mark time What does "mark time" mean?	be idle, wait for something to happen	He has been marking time for over a month now as he waits to hear about the new job.
Take the fall What does "Take the fall" mean?	If you tall the fall, you accept the blame and possibly the punishment for another's wrongdoing, with the implication that the true culprit, for political or other reasons, cannot be exposed as guilty (accompanied by a public suspicion that a reward of some sort may follow).
set (someone or something) free What does "set (someone or something) free" mean?	to release someone or something	The conservation officers went to the mountains and set the bear free.
make a beeline for (someone or something) What does "make a beeline for (someone or something)" mean?	hurry directly toward someone or something	When I enter the cafeteria I always make a beeline for the dessert section.
blackout What does "blackout" mean?	a temporary situation where you do not release some information	The government decided to have a blackout regarding the information related to the political prisoner.

serve as a guinea pig What does "serve as a guinea pig" mean?	to allow some kind of test to be performed on someone	I was not happy that I had to act as a guinea pig for the managers who were testing the new training material.
turn belly-up What does "turn belly-up" mean?	die
get the runaround What does "get the runaround" mean?	to receive a series of excuses and delays	I got the runaround when I went to talk to the company about my parking ticket.
do away with (something) What does "do away with (something)" mean?	to stop something, to get rid of something	The company will do away with their policy of working one weekend a month.

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First Things First Idiom