at first blush

at first blush {adv. phr.}

When first seen; without careful study.

At first blush the offer looked good, but when we studied it, we found things we could not accept.

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blush

[blush] See: [AT FIRST BLUSH]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[first] See: [AT FIRST BLUSH], [AT FIRST SIGHT], [CAST THE FIRST STONE], [GET TO FIRST BASE] or [REACH FIRST BASE], [IN THE FIRST PLACE], [OF THE FIRST WATER]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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