first and last
idiom
: at the most basic level : in all respects
This is first and last a matter of national security.
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Forty-two years ago, for reasons beyond my comprehension, David Lynch plucked me out of obscurity to star in his first and last big budget movie.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
Kyle MacLachlan: Forty-two years ago, for reasons beyond my comprehension, David Lynch plucked me out of obscurity to star in his first and last big budget movie.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 16 Jan. 2025
Read MacLachlan’s full tribute to Lynch below: Forty-two years ago, for reasons beyond my comprehension, David Lynch plucked me out of obscurity to star in his first and last big budget movie.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
The directors, including Clément Virgo for the first and last two installments of the season, understand the proverbial assignment.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Nov. 2024
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
Kyle MacLachlan: Forty-two years ago, for reasons beyond my comprehension, David Lynch plucked me out of obscurity to star in his first and last big budget movie.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 16 Jan. 2025
Read MacLachlan’s full tribute to Lynch below: Forty-two years ago, for reasons beyond my comprehension, David Lynch plucked me out of obscurity to star in his first and last big budget movie.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
The directors, including Clément Virgo for the first and last two installments of the season, understand the proverbial assignment.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Nov. 2024
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“First and last.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20and%20last. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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