in the first place
in the first place
phrase of first
as the first consideration or point.
"political reality was not quite that simple—in the first place, divisions existed within the parties"
at the beginning; to begin with (especially in reference to the time when an action was being planned or discussed).
"I should have told you in the first place"
in the second place
phrase of second
as a second consideration or point.
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