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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Regin	-	Ancient Germanic
Edwige	-	French
Archelaos	-	Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Evelien	ay-və-LEEN	Dutch
Darragh	-	Irish
Akram	-	Arabic