First things first.

Meaning

Let's deal with the most important things first.

Examples

• John: 'We need to finish all the tasks today.'<br>
• Alice: 'Yes, <b>first things first</b>, let's do the most important one.'
• John: 'Okay, <b>first things first</b>, we need to gather all the data.'
• Alice: 'Let’s start on the presentation.'<br>