"At first blush": When you first see or experience something. At first glance, sight, when first seen, upon first seeing or considering something.
All three phrases: At first blush/glance/ sight date from the 1300s. The noun "blush" is used with the obsolete meaning "glimpse" or "momentary view" and this idiom has nothing to do with embarrassment.
In actual reality, the English phrase "At fisrt blush" is a literal translation of the Latin phrase "Prima facie" (meaning: at first appearance, at first view, before investigation//plain or clear, self-evident, obvious). "Blush" as a noun meaning "glance, sight" is obsolete except for the phrase "at (on) (the) first blush".
example sentences:
1. The contract seemed favourable at first blush, but it eventually cost me a lot of money
2. It looks at first blush like a standard smartphone
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Synonyms
original adjective
existing at the beginning of a period or process, before any changes have been made
initial adjective
happening at the beginning of a process, or when you first see or hear about something
early adjective
near the beginning of a period of time
opening adjective
showing that something is open or has begun
all along adverb
from the time that a situation starts to happen
inaugural adjective
an inaugural event is the first of a series, or the first one to be held by members of a new organization
new adjective
a new day, year, life etc is the start of a particular period of time, especially one that you hope will be happier or more successful
early on
in the early part of a process or activity
at first
in the beginning before something changes
from the (very) first
from the beginning
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as of/as from
used for saying that something will start to happen on a particular day, and will continue after that day
at first blush
when you first think about or see something
at first sight/glance
at the moment when you first see something or find out about something, before you know more details
the earliest noun
the earliest time that something can happen or be done
early adjective
used about the first part of an activity, process, or event
early adverb
near the beginning of a period of time
early adverb
near the beginning of someone’s life
early adverb
near the beginning of an event or activity
early adjective
used about the first people or things of a particular type
first adverb
at the beginning of a period of time, a situation, an activity etc
for starters
as the beginning or first stage of something
from day one
ever since the first day or the very beginning of something
from/in the cradle
from or at a very early time in your life
from scratch
from a point where nothing has been done, so that you have to do everything yourself
from scratch
from the beginning again, not using all the work that you have done before
from the word go
from the time when something starts
front-end adjective
relating to the start of a business process or project
initial adjective
used about the first of several things
initially adverb
at the beginning
in the first instance
at the beginning of a series of actions
in the first place
at the beginning of a situation
on the threshold of something
starting a new stage in your life, or having a new experience
opening adjective
the first of several similar things
originally adverb
at first
(right) from the start
immediately when something begins and all the time after that
to begin with
before or during the first part of an activity or process
to start with
as a beginning, or as the first thing
with effect from
used for saying when something will start
References:
1.https://dictionary.cambridge.org
2.https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com
3. https://www.macmillandictionary.com/
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