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
ÇAĞLa-Turkish
Jane[dʒein]
TreasureTRE-zhərEnglish (Modern)
Du-Portuguese
AnasztÁZ-Hungarian
Aludra-Astronomy