on a diet



*on a diet

trying to lose weight by eating less food or specific foods. (*Typically: be ~; go ~; put someone ~; stay ~.) I didn't eat any cake because I'm on a diet. I'm getting too heavy. I'll have to go on a diet. I have a lot of trouble staying on a diet.
See also: on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Carin-Swedish
Ardeshir-Persian
ReginaldREJ-i-nəldEnglish
LlorenÇ-Catalan
Jaroslav-Czech, Slovak
Iakob-Georgian