outstay

[US]/aʊt'steɪ/
[UK]/ˌaʊt'ste/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. stay too long (unwelcome)

Phrases & Collocations

outstay one's welcome

Example Sentences

Don't outstay your welcome.

apartheid was a gogga that had outstayed its welcome.

He outstayed the other visitors.

guests who outstayed their welcome.

It’s better not to outstay one’s welcome,especially on a first visit.

employees who had outstayed their coffee break.

She outstayed her opponents and won the race.

his mount tenaciously outstayed Melody for second place.

I think it is time Brian went home;doesn’t he realize he’s outstaying his welcome?

Sensing that he had outstayed his welcome, he quickly said his goodbyes and left.

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