Complete Definition of "give the time of day"

English
Verb
give (somebody or someone) the time of day

#idiom To acknowledge somebody; to give somebody any respect or attention.
#:If he doesn't think you are rich enough, he won't even give you the time of day.

Usage notes
Give somebody the time of day is usually used in the negative.

Revision and Credits for"give the time of day"
  • 2007-02-25 14:21 - Paul G - [[give somebody the time of day]] moved to [[give the time of day]]: so that redirects can be given for ...somebody... and ...someone...

  • Full Revision History
Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the
GNU Free Documentation License
 
 

 Find:
  Words Starting With:
  Words Ending With:
  Words Containing:
  Words That Match:

 
 Translate Into:
  
Dutch   French   German
  
Italian   Spanish
    Show results per page.

Browse the Dictionary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

   
Allwords Copyright 1998-2024 All rights reserved.