come first
verb1
Idiomatic To win first place in a competition.
- Sally came first in the calligraphy competition.
2
Idiomatic To be the most important thing to consider.
- Near-synonym: override
- Don't forget: safety comes first.
1 more example
- Ooh, baby, do you know what that's worth? / Ooh, heaven is a place on Earth / They say in heaven, love comes first / We'll make heaven a place on Earth / Ooh, heaven is a place on Earth1987 September 14, Rick Nowels, Ellen Shipley, “Heaven Is a Place on Earth”, in Heaven on Earth, performed by Belinda Carlisle:
- Related terms
- precede, safety first