first dibs on

idiom

US, informal

: choice of (something) before anyone else gets to pick

The farm always gives first dibs on its vegetables to local families.

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That could include a program where county employees would have first dibs on renting some of the units. —Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 4 June 2024

To settle the Abbott vs. Liberty beef, Ava suggests a relay race between the teachers to decide who gets the first dibs on the slide. —Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 16 May 2024

It is helped in 2024 by the fact that AT&T and Home Depot are corporate sponsors with the NCAA, a marketing alliance that gives them first dibs on particular commercial opportunities. —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024

As part of the first-look agreement, Chalamet can make movies elsewhere, but Warner Bros. will get first dibs on backing his potential projects. —Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 Mar. 2024

Consumers bombarded with membership offers are promised perks such as free deliveries and first dibs on new launches, but also in some cases the right to jump ahead of non-members on reservation lists and in customer service queues. —Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2024

Others pointed out that most major resellers have relationships with shoe company officials, or plugs, who occasionally offer them first dibs on a new release. —Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024

The Nvidia boss was referring to how the company decides who gets first dibs on its graphics processors, or GPUs, the hardware that powers the artificial intelligence boom. —Kylie Robison, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024

The government is exploring various options, including allowing residents to shift capital from their homes to purchase new property elsewhere, constructing new housing and giving residents first dibs on it and temporarily freezing mortgage payments. —Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2024