outstay your welcome

Nghĩa

to stay somewhere as a guest for too long

Ở chơi nhà người khác quá lâu.

Ví dụ

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.

Ngữ pháp

Chỉ outstay thay đổi: outstays, outstaying, outstayed. Tính từ sở hữu your đổi theo người. Tiếng Anh-Mỹ nói overstay.