first crack

And in Florida, where state politics have been dominated by a Republican trifecta for 25 years, a nonpartisan campaign for a popular cause may be a necessary first crack in the foundation, even if the young voters who turn out for the amendment don’t care enough to vote for the Democrats on the ballot, too.

The 7-foot-1 Zubac will get first crack at the 6-11 Jokic.

San Diego’s Game 1 starter, spring training trade acquisition Dylan Cease, will get the first crack at that challenge Saturday night.

Part of the reason McBride has held on to the job, an employee said in a complaint with the LAPD, is that it “allows him first crack at suspended, relieved from duty, and fired officers.”

The flinch was instinctive as the first crack sounded around Butler's showgrounds.