first choice

fɝst tʃɔɪs

Definition

Definition of first choice - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

preferencemost preferred option among alternatives

Harvard was her first choice for college.

rankinghighest ranked option in a list

He was the first choice for the team captain.

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Expressions with first

put first

arrange something at the beginning of a sequence

He put the most important task first on his list.

blink first

give in or show weakness before the other side

He didn't want to blink first during the tense meeting.

first light

time when light first appears in the morning

We set out on our hike at first light.

first off

adv.

introduce the first point or start the first action before others

First off, we need to discuss the budget before proceeding.

at first sight

adv.

immediately upon seeing something or someone

She fell in love at first sight.

first things first

exp.

address important tasks before others

First things first, finish your homework before playing.

Expressions with choice

choice cuts

high-quality pieces of meat for cooking

The chef selected choice cuts for the special dinner.

choice language

words that are very rude or offensive

He used choice language when he got angry.

dealer's choice

situation where decision is left to the person in charge

For dinner, it's dealer's choice on the restaurant.

Hobson's choice

choice of taking what is offered or nothing

It's Hobson's choice: accept the terms or leave.

spoilt for choice

adj.

having so many good options it is hard to choose

With all these restaurants, I'm spoilt for choice.

agony of choice

stress caused by having too many options

He felt the agony of choice when selecting a new phone.

someone's choice of poison

preferred alcoholic drink or beverage

He asked the bartender for his choice of poison.

spoil for choice

have so many good options that choosing is hard

With so many restaurants, we spoil for choice.

for choice

adj.

indicating a preferred option

She is for choice of the red dress over the blue one.

choice morsel

small piece of food that is very good

She saved the choice morsel of cake for last.

Terms with first choice included in their meaning

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first cab off the rank

first choice

the first option or selection available

I bags that

exp.

first choice

claim something for oneself before others

Examples of first choice in a sentence

The first choice for the role was unavailable.
The university was her first choice for studies.
Chocolate is always my first choice for dessert.

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French:premier choix, ...
German:erste Wahl, ...
Italian:prima scelta, ...
Spanish:primera opción, elección principal, ...
Portuguese:primeira escolha, ...
Chinese:首选, 首要选择, ...
Japanese:第一志望, 第一候補, ...
Arabic:الخِيَار الأَوَّل, الخِيَار المُفَضَّل, ...
Hebrew:בְּחִירָה רִאשׁוֹנָה, אוֹפְּצְיָה רִאשׁוֹנָה, ...
Russian:первый выбор, главный кандидат, ...
Ukrainian:перший вибір, пріоритетний вибір, ...
Hindi:पहली पसंद, ...
Bengali:প্রথম পছন্দ, শ্রেষ্ঠ পছন্দ, ...
Catalan:primera opció, preferència principal, ...
Czech:první volba, ...
Danish:førstevalg, førsteprioritet, ...
Dutch:eerste keuze, ...
Greek:πρώτη επιλογή, πρώτη προτίμηση, ...
Hungarian:első választás, favorit, ...
Khmer:ជម្រើសទីមួយ, ជម្រើសកំពូល, ...
Korean:첫 번째 선택, 우선 선택, ...
Persian:گزینه اول, ...
Polish:pierwszy wybór, numer jeden, ...
Portuguese (BR):primeira escolha, ...
Romanian:prima alegere, prima opțiune, ...
Swedish:förstahandsval, ...
Thai:ตัวเลือกอันดับหนึ่ง, ตัวเลือกที่หนึ่ง, ...
Turkish:ilk tercih, birinci tercih, ...
Vietnamese:lựa chọn hàng đầu, lựa chọn số một, ...

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