- overstay (your) welcome
- outstay/overstay (your) welcome
to stay in a place longer than someone wants you to stay.
One more cup of tea and then we'll go. We don't want to outstay our welcome!
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
overstay (your) welcome
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overstay your welcome — outstay/overstay/your welcome phrase to stay at a place for longer than people want It was time to go, before we outstayed our welcome. Thesaurus: to live, stay or work in a particular placesynonym towns, cities and villageshyponym … Useful english dictionary
outstay/overstay your welcome — (or wear out your welcome) : to be no longer welcome to stay in a place because you have stayed too long, been impolite, etc. After staying for a week, she felt she had worn out her welcome. As much as he has contributed to the company, he has… … Useful english dictionary
outstay your welcome — outstay/overstay/your welcome phrase to stay at a place for longer than people want It was time to go, before we outstayed our welcome. Thesaurus: to live, stay or work in a particular placesynonym towns, cities and villageshyponym … Useful english dictionary
outstay (your) welcome — outstay/overstay (your) welcome to stay in a place longer than someone wants you to stay. One more cup of tea and then we ll go. We don t want to outstay our welcome! … New idioms dictionary
overstay — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)ste͟ɪ[/t]] overstays, overstaying, overstayed VERB: no passive If you overstay your time, you stay somewhere for longer than you should. to overstay your welcome → see welcome [V n] Up to forty per … English dictionary
welcome — wel|come1 [ welkəm ] verb transitive *** to greet someone in a polite and friendly way when they have come to see you or help you: warmly welcome (=with enthusiasm): Visitors will be warmly welcomed. welcome someone/something with open arms… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
welcome — I UK [ˈwelkəm] / US verb [transitive] Word forms welcome : present tense I/you/we/they welcome he/she/it welcomes present participle welcoming past tense welcomed past participle welcomed *** 1) to greet someone in a polite and friendly way when… … English dictionary
welcome*/*/ — [ˈwelkəm] verb [T] I 1) to greet someone in a polite and friendly way when they arrive My aunt and uncle were waiting at the door to welcome us.[/ex] 2) to say that you approve of something that has happened, or that you are pleased about it They … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
welcome — wel|come1 W2S3 [ˈwelkəm] v [T] 1.) to say hello in a friendly way to someone who has just arrived = ↑greet ▪ I must be there to welcome my guests. ▪ They welcomed us warmly . ▪ His family welcomed me with open arms (=in a very friendly way) . 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
welcome — 1 verb (T) 1 to say hello in a friendly way to someone who has just arrived: The Queen welcomed the President as he got off the plane. 2 to accept an idea, suggestion etc happily: Henri doesn t welcome intrusions into his privacy. | The college… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
