開口一番

Meaning

1. adv
   at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all

Example sentences

• Xbox 360については「いいハードです」と開口一番切り出した。

  On the Xbox 360 the very first thing he said was "good hardware."

• 会議の席で常務は、開口一番何を言ったと思う。大規模なリストラ計画を発表したんだよな。

  Guess what the managing director started off the meeting by saying. The first thing out of his mouth was an announcement of some major restructuring.