on first-name terms

idiom

British

: having a close personal relationship where each person addresses the other by their first name

He was on first-name terms with his boss.

—sometimes used figuratively to describe something that one is familiar with or accustomed to

She was on first-name terms with adversity.

Examples of on first-name terms in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The no-nonsense New Jersey native is on first-name terms with most major gallerists and counts blue-chip celebrity collectors like Sylvester Stallone and Leonardo DiCaprio as clients as well as friends. —Mark Ellwood, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2024