show someone a good time



show someone a good time

Entertain someone, as in I know Aunt Dorothy will show us a good time when we visit San Francisco. This idiom uses the verb show in the sense of "accord or grant something," a usage dating from about 1200.
See also: good, show, time

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ChloÉklo-EFrench
Fawziyya-Arabic
Charleenshahr-LEEN, chahr-LEENEnglish
Maureen['mɔ:ri:n]
Barrow['bærəu]
Rhoda['rəudə]