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.

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