That's true - what some nutters do to
pass the time of day interests me, I wouldn't copy them, though, obviously.
Someone can catch your eye, make you smile, or even
pass the time of day, and you can feel fortified from this today.
One local said: "He'd always go out of his way to say hello and have a little chat, to
pass the time of day. You couldn't find a bad word about the guy, he was the landlord's landlord if you know what I mean.
Combining this with a coffee kiosk with tables and chairs around would be welcome - like the Piazza Navona or Pantheon Square in Rome, where people sit and read papers and drink coffee, take in the architecture and
pass the time of day in conversation.
AS I stopped to
pass the time of day with a well-known cabinet minister, he virtually shouted "I'm not campaigning".
"But by the time they go out, they are hardly holding hands, but they can
pass the time of day."
Right, a girl of 13 is drunk by lunchtime in Perth; DOING THE ROUNDS: Kids getting blazing drunk on the streets is a common sight in rural communities as well as in the big cities; OBLIVION: Two boys
pass the time of day by getting out of their heads on a fortified fruit drink and alcoholic lemonade
"We say good morning and
pass the time of day, and Guy tells me he can get a very good view of her from our bedroom window!"
We all know that hurricanes hardly ever happen in Hertfordshire, Herefordshire and Hampshire, but it doesn't take an Eliza Dolittle (no relation to the doctor) to
pass the time of day in this magnificent borough.
What began as an 'interest' to
pass the time of day, during the enforced rest of her first pregnancy, became a passionate and fulfilling outlet for Vivienne's creative energies.
"We'd have a chat down the pub and
pass the time of day, we really quite liked them," Mrs Mann said.
We would often
pass the time of day in Newcastle's Bigg Market where he ran the Rupali Restaurant (later to become Curry Capital).
He'd
pass the time of day by walking to the town centre and back"
Angus Stevenson, project manager with OUP, said much of the frequency with which words such as "time" and "man" feature could be put down to the English love of phrases like "I would not even
pass the time of day with him", and "time waits for no man".
Service is quick, but no one stopped to
pass the time of day on our visit and we can't remember seeing a smile.