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
CiceroSIS-ə-ro (English)Ancient Roman
Aubin['ɔ:bin]
Phillipa-English (Rare)
Antinancoan-tee-NAWN-koNative American, Mapuche
Lujayn-Arabic
PhilomÈNe-French