outstay your welcome
/ˌaʊtˈsteɪ jə ˈwelkəm/NEUTRAL · C2
Meaning
to stay somewhere as a guest for too long
Examples
- 1We left after lunch because we didn't want to outstay our welcome.
- 2My cousin came for a weekend, stayed three weeks and really outstayed his welcome.
- 3I'd love another coffee, but it's late and I don't want to outstay my welcome.
- 4The guests had outstayed their welcome, so Tom started loudly washing the dishes.
- 5Do you think we're outstaying our welcome? Your parents keep looking at the clock.
Grammar
Only outstay changes: outstays, outstaying, outstayed. your changes to match the person. American English says overstay.
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