Phrase guide

wear out one's welcome

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: outstay one's welcome, overstay one's welcome

Antonyms: understay one's welcome

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: lakata olemasta tervetullut — to make one's presence unwanted
  • German: die Gastfreundschaft überbeanspruchen — to make one's presence unwanted
  • Hungarian: visszaél a vendégszeretettel — to make one's presence unwanted
  • Polish: nadużywać gościnności — to make one's presence unwanted
  • Polish: nadużyć gościnności — to make one's presence unwanted
  • Russian: злоупотреблять гостеприимством (zloupotrebljatʹ gostepriimstvom) — to make one's presence unwanted
  • Spanish: desgastar la bienvenida — to make one's presence unwanted
  • Spanish: abusar de su hospitalidad — to make one's presence unwanted
  • Spanish: sobrepasar la bienvenida — to make one's presence unwanted
  • Spanish: propasarse de la bienvenida — to make one's presence unwanted