Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

fire a gun
- to shoot a gun
I fired a gun for the first time at my uncle's farm.
fire away at (someone or something)
- to shoot at someone or something, to ask many questions
The students began to fire away at the speaker after he finished his speech.
firing on all cylinders
- to be working and making every possible effort
We were firing on all cylinders when we began work on the new drop-in center.
first and foremost
- the first and most important
First and foremost we need a new computer for our office.
first come, first served
- the person who comes first will have his turn first
"First come, first served" my aunt called as she put the food on the table.
first of all
- the very first thing
First of all we prepared the garden before we planted the seeds.
first off
- the first thing
First off the policeman told us that we had been driving too fast.
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