单词 | on a first-name basis |
释义 | on a first-name basisfriendlyorfamiliarenough with someone tocallthatpersonbytheirfirstname: Staffandpupilsat theschoolwere on a first-namebasis. She was on a first-namebasiswith most of hercustomers. Herfamilyconnectionsput her on a first-namebasiswith most of theroyaltyinEurope. Iorderedfoodfrom there so often that I was on a first-namebasiswith the woman whoansweredthephone. Verysoon, everyone was on a first-namebasis. See also first name on a first-name basis| American Dictionaryon a first-name basisknowingsomeone well enough that youcalleach other byyourfirstnames: I'vemether, but I'm not on a first-namebasiswith her. Examplesofon a first-name basison a first-name basis The students and faculty areonafirst-namebasisand the environment is one of openness and mutual respect. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The idiomsonafirst-namebasisand being on first-name terms allude to the familiarity of addressing another by a given name. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is a school policy that teachers are referred toonafirst-namebasis. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The panel and host were generallyonafirst-namebasis. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The teaching staff is extraordinarily unique because not only do students and teachers areonafirst-namebasis, teachers are any age above 15. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Starters could only mail the folder to someone they actually knew personallyonafirst-namebasis. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Both men became close friends at that time, remainingonafirst-namebasisfor the rest of their lives. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Within the company the manner is very casual and everybody has to beonafirst-namebasis. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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