at first glance

at first glance
at first glance & at first blush
when first examined; at an early stage. •

At first glance, the problem appeared quite simple. Later we learned just how complex it really was.

He appeared quite healthy at first glance.

At first blush, she appeared to be quite old.

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or[at first sight] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} After a first quick look. * /At first sight, his guess was that the whole trouble between the two men resulted from personalities that did not agree./ * /Tom met Mary at a party, and it was love at first sight./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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