かいこういちばん
開口一番
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
N3Adverb
Adverb
at the very beginning of one's speech•immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak)•before anything else•first of all
Example Sentences
Xbox 360については「いいハードです」と開口一番切り出した。
On the Xbox 360 the very first thing he said was "good hardware."
会議の席で常務は、開口一番何を言ったと思う。大規模なリストラ計画を発表したんだよな。
Guess what the managing director started off the meeting by saying. The first thing out of his mouth was an announcement of some major restructuring.