first (some place), then the world
first (some place), then the world
1. cliché First this location will be conquered, and then in the near future we will conquer the world. "First France, then the world!" cackled the evil leader, as his army poured out of the stronghold and swept across the country.
2. By extension, we will first find success in this location, then that success will quickly spread to the rest of the world. I have a feeling that this product could revolutionize the way the entire planet consumes media. First the United States, then the world!
See also: first, world
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- Germany
- today (some place), tomorrow the world
- Today here, tomorrow the world
- come into the world
- (all) the world over
- the world over
- to the ends of the world
- for all the world as if (someone or something)
- see the world
- on the trot