| 单词 | to overstay one's welcome |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto overstay one's welcome 2. transitive. to overstay one's welcome: to stay longer as a guest than one's host wishes; also in extended use. Cf. to outstay one's welcome at outstay v. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > have duration [verb (transitive)] > outstay or overstay outdwell1600 overstand1600 sit1602 to ride out1603 outstaya1616 overstay1641 outsit1661 tarry outa1662 stay1749 to sit out1752 to overstay one's welcome1858 stay1858 1858 J. W. Carlyle Lett. II. 369 Fear of over-staying one's welcome. 1905 J. Davidson Theatrocrat ii. 110 None Shall say that Silas Orchard overstayed His welcome. 1959 S. A. Mitchell Elm Street Politics i. ii. 29 Party officers who have overstayed their welcome begin to think of extra-democratic ways of retaining office. 1978 Economist (Nexis) 2 Dec. 74 General Banzer had..overstayed his welcome as head of state. 2001 Mirror (Electronic ed.) 10 Dec. History can be cruel to those who didn't realise when it was time to go. Here we look at other celebrities who overstayed their welcome. < as lemmas |
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