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HUBLOT Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Given the time of day
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"It was a challenging fire to fight, but given the time of day, it was actually helpful because most people were out of their dwellings," the chief said. "Other than two minor injuries we were very fortunate given the magnitude of the fire."
What does given the time of day mean? Is it related to the following phrase?
not give somebody the time of day
refuse to speak to somebody because you do not like or respect them
- Since the success of her novel, people shake her hand who once wouldn't have given her the time of day.
(Oxford Phrasal Verbs Dictionary for Learners of English)
"It was a challenging fire to fight, but given the time of day, it was actually helpful because most people were out of their dwellings," the chief said. "Other than two minor injuries we were very fortunate given the magnitude of the fire."
What does given the time of day mean? Is it related to the following phrase?
not give somebody the time of day
refuse to speak to somebody because you do not like or respect them
- Since the success of her novel, people shake her hand who once wouldn't have given her the time of day.
(Oxford Phrasal Verbs Dictionary for Learners of English)
Top answer
Those are two entirely different idioms. " (When you consider the circumstances we were given / When you condsider the time of day we were given) Actually, the chief's language is terrible, but given the circumstances, he was probably nervous. The antecedent of the second "it" appears to be "fire," but it was not the fire that was helpful.
- Those are two entirely different idioms.
- " (When you consider the circumstances we were given / When you condsider the time of day we were given) Actually, the chief's language is terrible, but given the circumstances, he was probably nervous.
- The antecedent of the second "it" appears to be "fire," but it was not the fire that was helpful.
- But that's another matter.
- His second sentence is fine.
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Those are two entirely different idioms.
The first one is similar to "given the circumstances," which means "under the circumstances."
(When you consider the circumstances we were given / When you condsider the time of day we were given)
Actually, the chief's language is terrible, but given the circumstances, he was probably nervous.
The antecedent of the
The first one is similar to "given the circumstances," which means "under the circumstances."
(When you consider the circumstances we were given / When you condsider the time of day we were given)
Actually, the chief's language is terrible, but given the circumstances, he was probably nervous.
The antecedent of the
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