give the time of day

At that time the LORD had the tribe of Levi marked out to take up the ark of the lord's agreement, to be before the Lord and to do his work and to give blessings in his name, to this day.

那时耶和华将利未支派分别出来、抬耶和华的约柜、又侍立在耶和华面前事奉他、奉他的名祝福、直到今日。

The time of the day when something is done can give a special meaning to the event.

一件事情在一天中的什么时候做会赋予那件事情以特殊的意义。

Lee Myung-bak, South Korean President, has vowed not to give Pyongyang the diplomatic time of day until it apologises for sinking the Cheonan and gives some signal of its willingness to curtail its nuclear activities.

韩国总统李明博（lee myung-bak）郑重宣告，在平壤方面就击沉天安舰（cheonan）道歉并释放出愿意收敛核活动的信号之前，韩国不会与它展开外交对话。

Be nice to have someone round the house who can give me the right time of day.

家里有个人能够告诉我时间总是好的。

If you ran into him in London with his posh friends he wouldn't give any of you the time of day.

如果你们在伦敦正好碰见他与上流社会的朋友在一起，他是不会理睬你们任何一个人的。