first and foremost
used to emphasize the most important quality, purpose, reason

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first and foremost
more than anything else.
He remains first and foremost a businessman, not a politician.

In order to be successful a film has to be, first and foremost, a good story.

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first and foremost
the first and most important
First and foremost we need a new computer for our office.

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first and foremost
adv. phr. As the most important thing; first.
First and foremost they needed food.
I want you to remember to pay that bill first and foremost.
First and foremost, we must keep America free.

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