on first-name terms
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English[edit]
Prepositional phrase[edit]
- Familiar with someone, such that one can address them by their first name.
- (by extension, humorous) In regular contact with a person or organisation.
- My accountant was so bad I am now on first-name terms with the tax department.
Usage notes[edit]
- Often followed by the preposition "with," as in "He's on first-name terms with the president."