in the first place

成語所屬單字place

in the first place — 慣用語

1. used to talk about the original reason or starting point of something, often whe

1.慣用語
釋義

當初;首先

used to talk about the original reason or starting point of something, often when looking back at a mistake.

例句

Lina admitted she should never have agreed to the trip in the first place.

Why did Daniel buy a second printer in the first place when the old one still worked?