词组 | outstay welcome |
释义 | Idiom outstay welcomeoutstay/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! outstay (one's) welcome1. To remain a guest in a place, especially someone's home, for too long, to the point where the host no longer wishes one to stay. After the cool reception I received at breakfast, it was apparent that I had outstayed my welcome at the cottage of my father's friend. 2. By extension, to have one's presence become unwanted in a particular environment. The polls make it clear that this candidate has outstayed her welcome in this primary race. Though wildly popular for a short time, the product simply outstayed its welcome in the market, and can now be found in bargain bins everywhere. outstay your welcomestay as a visitor longer than you are wanted.outstay/overstay your ˈwelcome(of a guest) stay too long so that you are no longer welcome: We visited some friends in France, but we didn’t want to overstay our welcome and left after a couple of days. |
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