idiom / phrasal expression · informal
give someone the time of day
/ɡɪv ˈsʌmwʌn ðə taɪm əv deɪ/give· some·ONE· the· TIME· of· DAY
speaking
to give someone any attention (often used negatively: to refuse to give someone attention)
Examples
“She won't even give him the time of day after the argument.”
“He was rude and didn't give me the time of day.”
“In small towns people still give strangers the time of day.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although they used to be friends, she now won't even give him the time of day.”
Collocations
- won't give someone the time of day
- give someone the time of day in small towns
Word family
time nounday noun
Common mistakes
give someone time of the day→give someone the time of day
give someone the day→give someone the time of day
Say it for a higher band
5ignore→6not talk to someone→7+give someone the time of day
Synonyms
ignore
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