HyperDic: first_blush

English > 1 sense of the expression first blush:
NOUNcognitionfirst blushat the first glimpse or impression
English > first blush: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningAt the first glimpse or impression.
Example"at first blush the idea possesses considerable intuitive appeal but on closer examination it fails"
Broaderimpression, feeling, belief, notion, opinionA vague idea in which some confidence is placed

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