Meaning of first thing | Babel Free
Definitions
- The basic idea of how to do something.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see first, thing.
Examples
“I would help you, but I don't know the first thing about gardening.”
“I stumbled along through the young pines and huckleberry bushes. Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path that, I cal'lated, might lead to the road I was hunting for. It twisted and turned, and, the first thing I knew, made a sudden bend around a bunch of bayberry scrub and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.