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| Expression | 1. At the first appearance or view. ``At the first blush, we thought they had been ships come from France.'' --Hakluyt. Note: This phrase is used now more of ideas, opinions, etc., than of material things. ``All purely identical propositions, obviously, and at first blush, appear,'' etc. --Locke.[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: AT THE FIRST BLUSH
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| At the first blush | At the first appearance or view. ``At the first blush, we thought they had been ships come from France.'' --Hakluyt. Note: This phrase is used now more of ideas, opinions, etc., than of material things. ``All purely identical propositions, obviously, and at first blush, appear,'' etc. --Locke. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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