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be in the first flush of

To be in the beginning or early stages of something. Of course they're happy now—they're still in the first flush of marriage!

See also: first, flush, of

be in the first flush of something

if someone is in the first flush of something, they are at the start of it You're no longer in the first flush of youth, you know, Dad!

See also: first, flush, of