Not give someone the time of day
对某人毫不理睬
Chris: Hi there Li.
Li: Oh, hi Chris.
Chris: Are you alright? You seem annoyed?
Li: Oh, Im fed up 我很不开心. I had to stay late at work again yesterday. I still didnt manage to finish all the work, so I came in early today as well.
Chris: Sounds like you need a cup of tea. Ill put the kettle on. What have you got to finish?
Li: Well, its not even my work I have to finish its Lisas.
Chris: What do you mean?
Li: Since she started, shes always asking me to do her work for her. Shell start it, and then give it to me to complete, then leave early while I have to stay late to get it all done!
Chris: Oh, I know how you feel. Lisa did the same thing to me last week. Shes really difficult to work with. Normally I wouldnt give her the time of day, but she is the managers secretary.
Li: You wouldnt give her the time of day? 什么意思?What time?
Chris: No, no its an expression a negative expression. What I meant was I wouldnt normally pay any attention to her . Its a bit of an unfriendly expression to use. Here are some examples:
Examples
After the way Dave talked about me during the meeting, I wouldnt give him the time of day.
Politicians are all the same theyre never honest. I wouldnt give any of them the time of day.
Chris: Long ago, in Shakespeares time, the phrase good time of day was a greeting often used. These days we say good morning
Li: Or good afternoon.
Chris: Thats right. So to say that you wouldnt give someone the time of day means you wouldnt want to greet them or say hello. So the saying means you refuse to give someone your attention.
Li: Ah, I see. 也就是说你很讨厌某人,即不喜欢打招呼也不愿理睬这个人。
Chris: But sadly we cant avoid some people in the office, no matter how hard we try!
Li: Well, Id better get back to work Ive got so much to do!
Chris: Good luck. Let me know if you need any help.
Li: Thanks Chris. See you later.
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