Today’s episode is for Friday, November 27, 2020. Our phrase today is ‘on a first-name basis.’ To be on a first-name basis with someone means you are familiar with them, have a good rapport, and address them by their given name. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link: https://bit.ly/aeOnAFirstNameBasis
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Here are some other terms that may have been new for you today:
Along the lines of: When we use the term along the lines of, we want to say that two things are similar but not exactly the same. (https://bit.ly/aeAlongTheLinesOf)
