at first blush
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at first blush
Where it comes from
From an obsolete sense of blush meaning to glance at.
phrase at the first blush
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Upon first impression or consideration; seemingly, apparently, ostensibly.
The finer and more distinctive features of a land require deep study and long acquaintance, but the broader traits of nationality are caught in an instant, or not caught at all. Familiarity with, destroys them, and it is only at first blush that we learn to appreciate them with force.
Similar: at first glance, at first sight, on the face of it
Translations
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prep_phrase upon first impression or consideration
| Español | a primera vista, al principio |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 乍看 zhàkàn, 乍聽 /乍听 zhàtīng |
| Português | à primeira vista |
| Français | à première vue, au premier abord, de prime abord |
| Deutsch | auf den ersten Blick |
| Italiano | a prima vista |
| Ελληνικά | εκ πρώτης όψεως ek prótis ópseos, εκ πρώτης εντύπωσης ek prótis entýposis, εκ πρώτης όψης ek prótis ópsis, εκ πρώτης εντύπωσεως ek prótis entýposeos, με μια πρώτη ματιά me mia próti matiá |
| Русский | на пе́рвый взгляд na pérvyj vzgljad |
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title = {at first blush},
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