outstay your welcome

Bedeutung

to stay somewhere as a guest for too long

Als Gast zu lange bleiben.

Beispiele

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.

Grammatik

Nur outstay verändert sich: outstays, outstaying, outstayed. Der Possessivbegleiter your richtet sich nach der Person. Im amerikanischen Englisch heißt es overstay.