I'm on a first-name basis with John.
•John and I are on a first-name basis.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
first name — first ,name noun count * the name that comes before your family name: I don t know his first name. be on a first name basis with someone (=know them well enough to call them by their first name): She is on a first name basis with the boss … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
first-name — I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: first name : to address by the first name the doctor s son from Edinburgh and the boy from Abilene were soon first naming each other T.C.Mendenhall †1924 II. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology … Useful english dictionary
first name — n 1.) the name or names that come before your family name = ↑Christian name →↑surname, last name ↑last name ▪ Her first name s Helen, but I don t know her surname. 2.) be on first name terms (with sb) BrE be on a fir … Dictionary of contemporary English
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