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first port of call

idiom

The first place to go to start a process.


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  1. 01

    answer the call of nature

    To satisfy a bodily urge to urinate or defecate.

  2. 02

    any port in a storm

    One should accept any passable option when time is of the essence in an adverse situation.

  3. 03

    blink first

    To be the first party in some situation to give in or back down.

  4. 04

    call a lid

    To inform the press that no further news will be released from a governmental body that day.

  5. 05

    call a spade a spade

    To put it bluntly, to be outspoken; to speak the truth, to describe things as they really are.

  6. 06

    call an audible

    To change plans at the last minute in response to new information.

  7. 07

    call it

    To call it a day

  8. 08

    call it a day

    To cease an activity.

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