give the time of day

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)Toacknowledgesomeone; to give someonerespectorattention; totip one's hat.If you're lucky, she mightgive you the time of day.; (idiomatic,in the negative)To notacknowledgesomeone; tosnubsomeone; todisrespectsomeone; toignoresomeone.He won'tgive the time of dayto someone like you or me.I tried to say "hi", but she wouldn'tgive me the time of day.2005, Carole Dillane Krajeski,99% of the Time‎[1],→ISBN, page270:"Daddy, please," Leanne laughed, "Give Linds a little credit. She wouldn'tgive the time of dayto someone like Connor."; (literally,dated)To tell someone thetime of dayby looking at one'swristwatch, etc.

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