outstay your welcome

المعنى

to stay somewhere as a guest for too long

الإطالة في الضيافة حتى تصبح غير مرغوب فيها.

أمثلة

1. 1We left after lunch because we didn't want to outstay our welcome.
2. 2My cousin came for a weekend, stayed three weeks and really outstayed his welcome.
3. 3I'd love another coffee, but it's late and I don't want to outstay my welcome.
4. 4The guests had outstayed their welcome, so Tom started loudly washing the dishes.
5. 5Do you think we're outstaying our welcome? Your parents keep looking at the clock.

القواعد

يتغير outstay وحده: outstays، outstaying، outstayed. تتغير your بحسب الشخص. وتستعمل الإنجليزية الأمريكية overstay.