first and last

Meaning

1. in every way that is important; completely

   She regarded herself, first and last, as a musician.

In the movies · 31

• It was my first and last session.Before Sunrise1995
• Kevin Bannister. He is her first and last boyfriend.High Fidelity2000
• Yes, sir. I'll just need your first and last name...Seven Pounds2008
• Yeah, a lotta people call me by my first and last name.Wonder2017
• This could be all of ours first and last gig, man.Sing Street2016
• First or last?World War Z2013
• This is the first and last chapter of her story.The Age of Adaline2015
• Well, she had her first child last week.Fight Club1999

Learn it in full scenes

• Fight Club1999
  • Tyler Holds a Gun on Jack
  • Narrator Cries at Support Groups
  • Narrator and Marla Expose Each Other

From the same entry

• there's a first time for everything
• at first
• come first
• first and foremost
• first come, first served
• first of all
• first off
• first up
• put first
• feet first
• head first
• safety first