stay in

To remain in one's home, especially as an alternative to some social activity outside the house. My friends love hitting the bars on the weekend, but I'm so tired by the time Friday rolls around that I usually prefer to just stay in with a good book.

stay in (something)

to remain inside a place or thing; to stay indoors. Please stay in the house. It's too cold to go outside. You should stay in when it's this cold.

stay in

To remain at home and refrain from taking part in social activities: I stayed in last night and rented a movie.

See also: stay

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

at (one's) doorstep
at doorstep
at one's door
at door
at (one's) door
back home
at the end of (one's) fingertips
abode
be written all over somebody's face
be written all over your face

References in periodicals archive

In Nevada, physicians are leaving practice altogether or moving to California, where there is a more effective law that will permit them to stay in business and get insurance at a reasonable price, said the AMA's Palmisano.

Crisis coast to coast: health-care providers and regulators urge medical liability reform. (Property/Casualty: Medical Malpractice)

He couldn't stay in hiding forever, she told him, and if he showed himself too often in public he would surely be arrested.

No refuge

A high persistency rate means a high percentage of policies stay in force to the end of the coverage period.

Holding On to Life

Following an international letter-writing campaign, Diop was allowed to stay in France, but the government made it clear that it was making a humanitarian exception.

Second-class refugees: persecuted women are denied asylum

词组	stay in
释义	stay in stay in To remain in one's home, especially as an alternative to some social activity outside the house. My friends love hitting the bars on the weekend, but I'm so tired by the time Friday rolls around that I usually prefer to just stay in with a good book. See also: stay Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. stay in (something) to remain inside a place or thing; to stay indoors. Please stay in the house. It's too cold to go outside. You should stay in when it's this cold. See also: stay McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. stay in v. To remain at home and refrain from taking part in social activities: I stayed in last night and rented a movie. See also: stay The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. See also: at (one's) doorstep at doorstep at one's door at door at (one's) door back home at the end of (one's) fingertips abode be written all over somebody's face be written all over your face References in periodicals archive In Nevada, physicians are leaving practice altogether or moving to California, where there is a more effective law that will permit them to stay in business and get insurance at a reasonable price, said the AMA's Palmisano. Crisis coast to coast: health-care providers and regulators urge medical liability reform. (Property/Casualty: Medical Malpractice) He couldn't stay in hiding forever, she told him, and if he showed himself too often in public he would surely be arrested. No refuge A high persistency rate means a high percentage of policies stay in force to the end of the coverage period. Holding On to Life Following an international letter-writing campaign, Diop was allowed to stay in France, but the government made it clear that it was making a humanitarian exception. Second-class refugees: persecuted women are denied asylum
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