What does "In the first place" mean?
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"In the first place" in a sentence
Real example sentences from TV shows and movies.
I might strangle you for climbing up here in the first place.
— Desperate Housewives S1E13
It came from Earth in the first place.
— Doctor Who S1E4
Peter, having me sing was your idea in the first place.
— Family Guy S1E4
THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS I FELL FOR HER IN THE FIRST PLACE.
— Gossip Girl S1E1
we have no business picking up that scalpel in the first place
— Grey's Anatomy S3E6
why not just order them in the first place?
— How I Met Your Mother S9E21
We're only here because you stole the heart in the first place.
— Moana
You might want to tell them that it was you who pushed me into the peaches in the first place.
— Modern Family S3E2
"In the first place" in TV shows & movies
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