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head-first head first

adverb

1. headlong, head foremost He has apparently fallen head-first down the stairwell.

2. recklessly, rashly, hastily, precipitately, without thinking, carelessly, heedlessly, without forethought On arrival he plunged head first into these problems.

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head-first [ˌhɛdˈfɜːst] adv → a testa in giù, a capofitto (fig) → senza pensare

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