pass the time of day

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pass the time of day (with someone)

to chat or talk informally with someone. I saw Mr. Brown in town yesterday. I stopped and passed the time of day with him. No, we didn't have a serious talk; we just passed the time of day.

See also: day, pass, time

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He dident even pass the time of day but just set down on a chair. The Golden Road by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context Are you really in such a hurry that you have no time to pass the time of day with your friends? The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context The air was full of bees--bees sallying forth for honey, bees returning with honey, bees trampling on each other's heels, bees pausing in mid-air to pass the time of day with rivals on competing lines of traffic. Uneasy Money by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context			pass back pass by pass by on the other side pass down pass for pass forward pass from pass gas pass in pass in review pass into pass judgment pass judgment on pass muster pass off pass off as pass on pass out pass over pass sentence on pass the buck pass the hat pass the hat around pass the smell test pass the time pass the time of day pass the torch pass through pass through mind pass to pass under pass up passing passport to past past caring past master past prime paste paste down paste on paste one paste up pasture pastures new pat pat answer pat down pat on pat on the back patch			pass sentence on pass sentence on pass sentence upon pass someone or something off pass something off pass something on Pass That Joint Pass The Barf Bag pass the baton pass the baton pass the baton Pass the book Pass the Buck Pass the Buck Pass the Freak Out pass the hat pass the hat pass the hat pass the hat pass the hat pass the hat around pass the hat round pass the hat round pass the hat round Pass the LEED Pass The Loot Pass the Needle Through Pass the Slipped Stitch Over pass the smell test pass the time pass the time of day pass the torch pass the torch pass the torch pass the torch pass the torch pass through pass through pass through pass through Pass Through Certificate Pass Through Certificates Pass Through Coupon Rate Pass Through Coupon Rates pass through mind Pass Through Price Pass Through Rate Pass Through Rates Pass Through Securities Pass Through Security Pass Throughs pass time pass time pass time in idleness pass title pass to pass to Pass to Air Defense Radar pass to another pass under pass under review

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