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First things first

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First things first.
Prov. Do things in the proper order; do not skip things that you should do first. Jill: Should we go to the museum first, or should we go shopping? Jane: I'm hungry. Let's eat lunch before we discuss it. First things first. First things first: read the directions carefully before you try to assemble the bookcase.
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First things first.
something that you say in order to tell someone that more important things should be done before less important things I know you want to talk about my trip, but first things first, how have you been while I was away?
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first things first
the most important thing should be thought about or done before any other You may need to get a better Internet service, but first things first - see if the one you have can do what you want.
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First things first V I'm gutted, you're gutted, I'm sorry, what can I say?
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First things first by getting up and going in and getting food for the cat so that you can get extra sleep Lets face it when its 5am in the morning and you are trying to get the last couple of hours of sleep and kitty thinks its time to play or even better yet ?
 
 
 
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