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Not to know the first thing about something - не иметь ни малейшего представления о чём-л. Not know anything about a particular subject: Sorry, I can't help you. I don't know the first thing about horses. * I don't know why you're asking Rob, he doesn't know the first thing about classical music. Of the first order/magnitude - высшего ранга; перво¬ классный; ярчайший Used to denote something that is excellent or considerable of its kind; greatness of rank or position: S uch duties were expected of a landowner of the first order. I n astronomy, magnitude is a measure of the degree of brightness of a star. Stars of the first magnitude are the most brilliant. Of the first water (formal) - чистой воды (о драгоценных камнях, особ. о бриллиантах); первоклассный, чудесный, чудный; заправский, отъявленный, прожжённый; пробу ставить негде; дурак набитый Extreme or unsurpassed of kind; of the highest quality: She was a beauty of the first water. * He is a television journalist of the first water. I n its transferred use, however, the phrase is not always complimentary and often refers to someone or something regarded as undesirable, e.g. a bore of the first water. A technical term for a completely colorless diamond — in the 18th century diamonds were graded into three "waters". The idiom may derive originally from Arabic. On a first name basis (with someone) - быть на «ты» с кем-л. Knowing someone very well; good friends with someone: John and I are on a first name basis. Our first mother (old-fashioned) - прародительница (Ева) 43