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
Gazbiyya	-	Arabic
Dinesha	-	Hinduism
Gervaise	zher-VEZ	French (Rare)
HÅKon	HAW-koon	Norwegian
Sariah	-	Mormon
Herman	HUR-mən (English), HER-mahn (Dutch)	English, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Slovene, Ancient Germanic