[00:00.49]Hi there Li.
[00:01.31]Oh, hi Chris.
[00:03.33]Are you alright? You seem annoyed?
[00:05.84]Oh, I'm fed up. I had to stay late at work again yesterday.
[00:11.49]I still didn't manage to finish all the work, so I came in early today as well.
[00:16.75]Sounds like you need a cup of tea. I'll put the kettle on.
[00:22.76]What have you got to finish?
[00:24.33]Well, it's not even my work I have to finish. It's Lisa's.
[00:29.80]What do you mean?
[00:30.77]Since she started, she's always asking me to do her work for her.
[00:35.32]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.
[00:42.67]Oh, I know how you feel. Lisa did the same thing to me last week. She's really difficult to work with.
[00:49.14]Normally I wouldn't give her the time of day, but she is the manager's secretary.
[00:53.44]You wouldn't give her the time of day? What time?
[00:57.19]No, no. It's an expression, a negative expression. What I meant was I wouldn't normally pay attention to her.
[01:04.15]It's a bit of an unfriendly expression to use. Here are some examples.
[01:08.96]After the way Dave talked about me during the meeting, I wouldn't give him the time of day.
[01:15.00]Politicians are all the same. They're never honest. I wouldn't give any of them the time of day.
[01:22.11]Long ago, in Shakespeare's time, the phrase "good time of day" was a greeting often used. These days we say "good morning".
[01:30.13]Or "good afternoon".
[01:31.63]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.
[01:38.38]So the saying means you refuse to give someone your attention.
[01:41.56]Oh, I see.
[01:43.42]But sadly we can't avoid some people in the office, no matter how hard we try.
[01:48.28]Well, I'd better get back to work. I've got so much to do.
[01:53.78]well,good luck. Let me know if you need any help.
[01:56.24]Thanks Chris. See you later.