have first call

have first call on (something)

1. To have the rights to something. Hey, let your little brother have first call on riding shotgun in the car for once.

2. To take top priority in a particular situation. This is a huge case for our firm, so it has first call on my time right now.

have first ˈcall (on somebody/something)

be the most important person or thing competing for somebody’s time, money, etc. and be dealt with or paid for before other people or things: The children always have first call on her time.

词组	have first call
释义	have first call have first call on (something) 1. To have the rights to something. Hey, let your little brother have first call on riding shotgun in the car for once. 2. To take top priority in a particular situation. This is a huge case for our firm, so it has first call on my time right now. See also: call, first, have, on Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. have first ˈcall (on somebody/something) be the most important person or thing competing for somebody’s time, money, etc. and be dealt with or paid for before other people or things: The children always have first call on her time. See also: call, first, have Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: have first call on (something) (first) dibs (on something) it is the pace that kills blaze blazes blazing clearance get (the) clearance to (do something) let drive a shotgun wedding References in periodicals archive Seb Sanders has done a wonderful job for us, but I felt I owed it to our owners to have a rider that we have first call on. Crowley to be stable jockey for Beckett next season
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