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to outstay your welcome

to out·stay your wel·come
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too out-stey yoo r, yawr, yohr wel-kuh m]
    • /tu ˌaʊtˈsteɪ yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr ˈwɛl kəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too out-stey yoo r, yawr, yohr wel-kuh m]
    • /tu ˌaʊtˈsteɪ yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr ˈwɛl kəm/

Definition of to outstay your welcome words

  • phrase to outstay your welcome If you say that someone outstays their welcome or overstays their welcome, you mean that they stay somewhere longer than they are wanted or expected to. 0

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Parts of speech for To outstay your welcome

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

to outstay your welcome popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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