on a diet

idiom

: eating less food or only particular kinds of food in order to lose weight

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The average woman is obsessed with her body, spending 17 years of her life on a diet, and thinking 13 cruel thoughts about her body every single day. Emma Pattee, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2025 Speaking of boxing, Cam and Mase blamed Jimmy and Juelz for Gervonta Davis earning himself a draw in his recent fight with Lamont Roach Jr., which made Jim tell Mase to go on a diet. Angel Diaz, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2025 Genetically engineered mice on a diet specifically designed to accelerate plaque formation is unlikely to replicate the biology and dietary situation of most humans. New Atlas, 19 Feb. 2025 Attention spans, on a diet of TikTok and social media videos, are shortening. Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for on a diet

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“On a diet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20diet. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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