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The phrase "first thing is first" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you are trying to prioritize a list of tasks or make an introduction to an idea. For example, "First thing is first, we need to decide on a date for the meeting."
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If it's not one thing, it's another.
When one thing goes wrong, then another, and another..
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Updated at 11.28pm GMT 11.25pm GMT First thing is first.
But first thing is first and the vehicle out today could become the first Falcon 9 to go into space three times.
First thing is first.
First thing is first, you will need to preheat the oven.
First thing is first, you need to take bath beads or bath salt and put a tablespoon of those in your sink.
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But first thing was first, we had to be so tight that whatever was thrown at us we would be able to handle as an unbreakable team.
"But you also have to be practical and clear about the sequence here, and first things are first.
The first thing is labor.The second, we don't know.
"The first thing is to get the first series out of this homestand," Granderson said.
So I suppose the first thing is the guidance is there, the second thing then is education around the guidance and then you have got to audit it.
"The important thing is when you are in the fifth set, first thing be healthy, be in good form physically.
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