stay to

stay to (something)

To remain in some location in order to have a meal (with someone). A: "Would you like to stay to dinner, Jeff?" B: "Sure! I'll have to ask my parents first, though." A: "Thank you for letting me sleep here last night. I'd better get going." B: "Won't you stay for breakfast before leaving?"

stay to something

to remain in a place for something, such as dinner. I hope you will stay to dinner. I stayed to lunch because they were having fried shrimp.

See also: stay

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

serve (something) for (something or some reason)
serve for
make a meal (out) of (something)
make a meal of
make a meal of something
make a meal of/out of something
dine out
Bag it!
table talk
(Are you) ready to order?

References in periodicals archive

Another example is travel lovers who go for an extended stay to a town so they can explore each nook and corner of the city and can also explore nearby tourist attractions.

Weekly Hotels Shared Thoughts on Extended Stay Travelers and Changing Landscape of Hospitality Industry

Many people use stay to mean, "Relax and hang out." Others such as agility competitors may use stay to mean, "Don't move, but be alert for the next cue."

* If one dog breaks the stay, immediately reward those who have remained in the stay to reinforce their appropriate behavior.

Way to stay! Produce a dependable "stay" in your dog, no matter what the distraction

* The Gurney Street long stay car park will become short stay to meet increased demand.

Cost of parking set to go up

"A lot of people chose to stay to help me," says Thomas-El.

Staying power: a Philadelphia principal is grounded in his inner-city roots

1999) (noting appellate court's inherent authority to grant a stay to preserve the status quo pending review).

Putting the brakes on litigation: stays pending review

Securing a modification of the automatic stay to effect the setoff is not usually very difficult, but must be done to avoid potential penalties for violating the stay.

The Automatic Stay in Bankruptcy: How Long Is it Effective?

Despite their assurance two years previous about issuance of a stay to preserve a granted case for argument and decision, the conservatives were balking.

Mortal combat: how the death penalty polarized the Supreme Court

Earlier, the shift of transfer patients from medical DRGs in their initial stay to surgical DRGs in the final stay was noted for cardiovascular conditions (MDC 5).

The final stay in the transfer episode often is characterized by an increase in severity, as indicated both by the higher weight of the DRG assigned to the final stay and the shifting of patients from medical DRGs in the initial stay to surgical DRGs in the final stay.

Inpatient transfer episodes among aged Medicare beneficiaries

Reduction of stay to a day or less could save an estimated three million inpatient days and $4 billion in national health care expenditures.

Effectiveness of laparoscopic cholecystectomy explored

词组	stay to
释义	stay to stay to (something) To remain in some location in order to have a meal (with someone). A: "Would you like to stay to dinner, Jeff?" B: "Sure! I'll have to ask my parents first, though." A: "Thank you for letting me sleep here last night. I'd better get going." B: "Won't you stay for breakfast before leaving?" See also: stay Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. stay to something to remain in a place for something, such as dinner. I hope you will stay to dinner. I stayed to lunch because they were having fried shrimp. See also: stay McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: serve (something) for (something or some reason) serve for make a meal (out) of (something) make a meal of make a meal of something make a meal of/out of something dine out Bag it! table talk (Are you) ready to order? References in periodicals archive Another example is travel lovers who go for an extended stay to a town so they can explore each nook and corner of the city and can also explore nearby tourist attractions. Weekly Hotels Shared Thoughts on Extended Stay Travelers and Changing Landscape of Hospitality Industry Many people use stay to mean, "Relax and hang out." Others such as agility competitors may use stay to mean, "Don't move, but be alert for the next cue." * If one dog breaks the stay, immediately reward those who have remained in the stay to reinforce their appropriate behavior. Way to stay! Produce a dependable "stay" in your dog, no matter what the distraction * The Gurney Street long stay car park will become short stay to meet increased demand. Cost of parking set to go up "A lot of people chose to stay to help me," says Thomas-El. Staying power: a Philadelphia principal is grounded in his inner-city roots 1999) (noting appellate court's inherent authority to grant a stay to preserve the status quo pending review). Putting the brakes on litigation: stays pending review Securing a modification of the automatic stay to effect the setoff is not usually very difficult, but must be done to avoid potential penalties for violating the stay. The Automatic Stay in Bankruptcy: How Long Is it Effective? Despite their assurance two years previous about issuance of a stay to preserve a granted case for argument and decision, the conservatives were balking. Mortal combat: how the death penalty polarized the Supreme Court Earlier, the shift of transfer patients from medical DRGs in their initial stay to surgical DRGs in the final stay was noted for cardiovascular conditions (MDC 5). The final stay in the transfer episode often is characterized by an increase in severity, as indicated both by the higher weight of the DRG assigned to the final stay and the shifting of patients from medical DRGs in the initial stay to surgical DRGs in the final stay. Inpatient transfer episodes among aged Medicare beneficiaries Reduction of stay to a day or less could save an estimated three million inpatient days and $4 billion in national health care expenditures. Effectiveness of laparoscopic cholecystectomy explored
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