to begin with
Idioms
to begin [with
​1 at first
I found it tiring to begin with but I soon got used to it.
We'll go slowly to begin with.
​2 used to introduce the first point you want to make
‘What was it you didn't like?’ ‘Well, to begin with, our room was far too small.’
e.g.
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/fe3hdialogue/翠風舞う夜明け The Verdant Wind at Dawn#62fd60acbdb0e500008bcb64
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