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there's a first time for everything

there's a first time for everything proverb: something could happen even if it has not happened before.

Proverb

there's a first time for everything

  1. Something could happen even if it has not happened before.
  2. It is wise to try different sorts of things or experiences that one is unaccustomed to or wary of.

Questions about there's a first time for everything

What does there's a first time for everything mean?
There's a first time for everything means something could happen even if it has not happened before.
What part of speech is there's a first time for everything?
There's a first time for everything is a proverb.

Words near there's a first time for everything in the dictionary

  1. there'd
  2. there'd been
  3. there'll
  4. there're
  5. there's
  6. there's a first time for everything
  7. there's a good time coming
  8. there's a grain of truth in every joke
  9. there's a lid for every pot
  10. there's a place and time for everything
  11. there's a rotten apple in every barrel

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