Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

an old hand at (doing something)
- to be experienced at doing something
My father is an old hand at building kitchen furniture.
old hat
- to be old-fashioned, to be not new or different
My job has become old hat and I am becoming tired of it.
on Idioms
on a diet
- to be eating less food so that you can lose weight
I was on a diet for several months last year.
on a dime
- to do something in a very small space, to do something quickly
His new car has very powerful brakes and is able to stop on a dime.
on a first-name basis (with someone)
- to be good friends with someone
I am not on a first-name basis with my neighbor.
on a fool's errand
- to be involved in a useless journey or task
I was on a fool's errand as I looked for a store that sold international road maps.
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