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I don't know though; the idiom is "passer un bon moment" or "passer du bon temps", not "**passer un bon temps"
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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
Probably a {{calque|en|fr|[[passer]] [[un]] [[bon]] [[temps]]|nocap=1}}.
Probably a {{calque|en|fr|[[passer]] [[un]] [[bon]] [[moment]]|nocap=1}}.

===Verb===
===Verb===
{{en-verb|passes a good time|passing a good time|passed a good time}}
{{en-verb|passes a good time|passing a good time|passed a good time}}

Revision as of 16:29, 25 August 2018

English

Etymology

Probably a calque of French passer un bon moment.

Verb

pass a good time (third-person singular simple present passes a good time, present participle passing a good time, simple past and past participle passed a good time)

  1. (Louisiana) have a good time
    • 2014, Jane Vidrine and Jean Kiesel, Evangeline Parish, p. 8:
      They work hard in order to enjoy the things that really matter: spending time with family and friends, sharing good food and traditional music, hunting and fishing, camping, and passing a good time at festivals, parades, and high school sporting events.