wear out one's welcome
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To behave in an offensive, burdensome, or tiresome manner, with the result that one's continued presence is unwanted within a residence, commercial establishment, or social group.
Example Sentences
- "No: he feared to "wear out his welcome," he said: they had "seen enough of him for one while": […]"
- ""Well, I don't aim to have no truck with you at all," blustered the fat man. "You've just naturally wore out yore welcome with me before ever you set down. I'll ask you to go right now.""
- "The pet, appropriately named Tiger, wore out his welcome very quickly. "Evidently Tiger was a real 'Conan the Destroyer' beastie," reports Harding."