be first
Synonyms
Antonyms
Examples
I had rather be first in a village than second at Rome.
Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.
It is better to be first with an ugly woman than the hundreth with a beauty.
In the morning be first up, and in the evening last to go to bed, for they that sleep catch no fish.
Be first at the feast, and last at the fight.
Be first in the field, the last to the couch.