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Mashmellow Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary
the time of day
"Never gave us
the time of day.
How do you think
it makes us feel,
you find out there's a kid out there
that you were actually nice to."
this is what a son said to his father. what does he mean?thank you
the time of day.
How do you think
it makes us feel,
you find out there's a kid out there
that you were actually nice to."
this is what a son said to his father. what does he mean?thank you
Top answer
If you don't give someone the time of day, it means you don't pay them any attention. You either ignore that person, or treat them with contempt, perhaps. Ex: She was such a snob.
- If you don't give someone the time of day, it means you don't pay them any attention.
- You either ignore that person, or treat them with contempt, perhaps.
- Ex: She was such a snob.
- If you didn't drive a Mercedes or come dripping with diamonds, she wouldn't give you the time of day.
- In your example, the son says that the father never paid attention to them/didn't treat him well.
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If you don't give someone the time of day, it means you don't pay them any attention. You either ignore that person, or treat them with contempt, perhaps.
Ex: She was such a snob. If you didn't drive a Mercedes or come dripping with diamonds, she wouldn't give you the time of day.
In your example, the son says that the father never paid attention to them/didn't treat him
Ex: She was such a snob. If you didn't drive a Mercedes or come dripping with diamonds, she wouldn't give you the time of day.
In your example, the son says that the father never paid attention to them/didn't treat him
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I think if someone "wouldn't give you the time of day," it literally means that if you asked them "What time is it," they wouldn't even bother to answer -- and that is a simple, polite question that almost anyone would answer even for a complete stranger. If your father "wouldn't give you the time of day," it means he showed you less attention and politeness than most people would show to a stra
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