(first) dibs on (something)

to have the right to do or get hold of something.

I had first dibs on dessert and took the pie.

Usage notes: usually used with the verb get or as an interjection:

Dibs on the ice cream!

• in the midst of
• in the midst of doing something
• in the midst of something
• in the money
• in the name of
• in the name of something
• in the neighborhood of
• in the neighborhood of something
• in the nick of time
• in the offing
• in the open
• in theory
• in the palm of hand
• in the palm of your hand
• in the picture
• in the pink
• in the pink of
• in the pink of something
• in the pipeline
• in the process of
• in the process of doing something
• in the public eye
• in the raw
• in the red
• in the right place at the right time