言いい出だしべ

noun

first person to say something; first person to suggest something; originator of an idea

Refers to the person who first voices an idea, suggestion, or plan in a group. Often used in contexts where someone is reluctant to be the first to speak up.

• 誰だれも言いい出だしべになりたがらなかった。

  Nobody wanted to be the first to say something.

• 彼かれがその計けい画かくの言いい出だしべだった。

  He was the one who first suggested that plan.