english
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see under IN THE FIRST PLACE.
American Heritage Idioms
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Phrase(s): in the second place secondly; in addition. (Usually said after one has said in the first place.) • In the first place, you don’t have enough money to buy one. In the second place, you don’t need one. • In the first place, I don’t have the time. In the second place, I’m not interested.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs