開口一番

Meanings

1. Adverb

   at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of allFour-character idiom

• Xbox 360については「いいハードです」と開口一番かいこういちばん切きり出だした。

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

• 会議かいぎの席せきで常務じょうむは、開口一番かいこういちばん何なにを言いったと思おもう。大規模だいきぼなリストラ計画けいかくを発表はっぴょうしたんだよな。

  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.