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Hi there Li. |
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Oh, hi Chris. |
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Are you alright? You seem annoyed? |
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Oh, I'm fed up. I had to stay late at work again yesterday. |
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I still didn't manage to finish all the work, so I came in early today as well. |
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Sounds like you need a cup of tea. I'll put the kettle on. |
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What have you got to finish? |
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Well, it's not even my work I have to finish. It's Lisa's. |
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What do you mean? |
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Since she started, she's always asking me to do her work for her. |
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She'll start it, and then give it to me to complete, then leave early while I have to stay late to get it all done. |
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Oh, I know how you feel. Lisa did the same thing to me last week. She's really difficult to work with. |
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Normally I wouldn't give her the time of day, but she is the manager's secretary. |
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You wouldn't give her the time of day? What time? |
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No, no. It's an expression, a negative expression. What I meant was I wouldn't normally pay attention to her. |
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It's a bit of an unfriendly expression to use. Here are some examples. |
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After the way Dave talked about me during the meeting, I wouldn't give him the time of day. |
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Politicians are all the same. They're never honest. I wouldn't give any of them the time of day. |
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Long ago, in Shakespeare's time, the phrase "good time of day" was a greeting often used. These days we say "good morning". |
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Or "good afternoon". |
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That's right. So to say that you wouldn't give someone the time of day means you wouldn't want to greet them or say hello. |
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So the saying means you refuse to give someone your attention. |
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Oh, I see. |
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But sadly we can't avoid some people in the office, no matter how hard we try. |
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Well, I'd better get back to work. I've got so much to do. |
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well,good luck. Let me know if you need any help. |
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Thanks Chris. See you later. |