outstay one's welcome
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To become an unwelcome person because of embarrassing or antisocial behaviour.
Example Sentences
- "“Do you often go looking for mice in other people's rooms?” “I wouldn't say often. Just when the spirit moves me, don't you know?” “I see. Well...” When people say “Well” to you like that, it usually means that they think you are outstaying your welcome and that the time has come to call it a day. She felt, I could see, that Woosters were not required in her son's sleeping apartment [...]"
Inflected Forms
outstays one's welcome (present, singular)
outstaying one's welcome (participle, present)
outstayed one's welcome (participle, past)
outstayed one's welcome (past)