单词 | on a first name basis |
释义 | > as lemmason a first name basis Of or characterized by the use of a person's first name. Frequently in on a first name basis, on first name terms. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [adjective] > relating to a first or Christian name prenominal1847 first name1905 1905 Harvard Monthly Jan. 215 We regard as childish much of the easy-going, first-name familiarity that exists at some other colleges. 1940 Rotarian Mar. 15/1 I was on first-name terms with the literati. 1952 P. H. Bonner SPQR (1953) viii. 71 We are not even on a first-name basis. 1968 Mrs. L. B. Johnson Diary 23 May in White House Diary (1970) 677 Nearly everybody was on a first-name basis. 1995 C. Bateman Cycle of Violence xi. 183 Before she'd been there three days she was on first-name terms with just about every member of staff. 2002 B. Mukherjee Desirable Daughters ii. 25 We're on a first-name basis with all the grocers. < as lemmas |
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