[Idiom] FIRST CHANCE

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"He will leave the first chance he gets."

Is "the" in "the first chance" optional?
 
Migg said:
"He will leave the first chance he gets."

Is "the" in "the first chance" optional?
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You will hear it without, but I would leave it in.
 
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