Meaning of give the time of day | Babel Free
Definitions
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To acknowledge someone; to give someone respect or attention; to tip one's hat. idiomatic
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To not acknowledge someone; to snub someone; to disrespect someone; to ignore someone. idiomatic
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To tell someone the time of day by looking at one's wristwatch, etc. dated, literally
Equivalents
Suomi
tervehtiä
Examples
“If you're lucky, she might give you the time of day.”
“But meet him now, and be it in the Morne, / When euery one will giue the time of day, / He knits his Brow and ſhewes an angry Eye, / And paſſeth by with ſtiffe vnbowed Knee, / Diſdaining dutie that to vs belongs.”
“He won't give the time of day to someone like you or me.”
“I tried to say "hi", but she wouldn't give me the time of day.”
“"Daddy, please," Leanne laughed, "Give Linds a little credit. She wouldn't give the time of day to someone like Connor."”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.