"on a first-name basis" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: En-au-on a first-name basis.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} on a first-name basis (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) Having enough familiarity with another person to call them by their first name, as opposed to their surname. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable Categories (topical): Onomastics Synonyms: on first-name basis Related terms: on first-name terms Translations (having enough familiarity with another person to call them by their first name): 關係已經親密到直呼其名了 (Chinese Mandarin), 关系已经亲密到直呼其名了 (guānxì yǐjīng qīnmì dào zhíhūqímíng le) (Chinese Mandarin), sinutella (english: to call by first name) (Finnish), per Du (German), tegez (english: to call someone informally) (Hungarian), на "ты" (na "ty") (Russian)

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