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Christine Christie Posted 3 years ago
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First crack at

Consider the following sentence:


"It had been devised some forty years earlier, to give British print and broadcast reporters first crack at the Royal Family."


What does 'first crack at' mean?

  

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Christine Christie first crack the first chance; the first opportunity; first priority Christine Christie to give ... reporters first crack at the Royal Family to allow these reporters to talk to the Royal Family before allowing anyone else to talk to them CJ

  • Christine Christie first crack the first chance; the first opportunity; first priority Christine Christie to give ...
  • reporters first crack at the Royal Family to allow these reporters to talk to the Royal Family before allowing anyone else to talk to them CJ
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Christine Christiefirst crack

the first chance; the first opportunity; first priority

Christine Christieto give ... reporters first crack at the Royal Family

to allow these reporters to talk to the Royal Family before allowing anyone else to talk to them

CJ

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