イディオムテーマ: 家

outstay your welcome

/ˌaʊtˈsteɪ jə ˈwelkəm/NEUTRAL · C2
日本語では近い表現
尻が長い
直訳: «歓迎より長く居る»

意味

to stay somewhere as a guest for too long

客として長居しすぎる.

例文

  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.

文法

形が変わるのは outstay だけ:outstays、outstaying、outstayed。your は主語に合わせて変わる。アメリカ英語では overstay と言う。

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