[Idiom] WEAR OUT YOUR WELCOME. - Learn How to Talk About Overstaying One's Welcome

Stay too long.

To "wear out your welcome" means to stay too long in a place, causing irritation or inconvenience to others. Initially received warmly, the continued presence of the guest gradually becomes bothersome. This phrase is a polite way of saying someone has overstayed the hospitality offered to them.

Example Sentences

1. Visitors should not wear out their welcome.

   Visitors should not overstay their welcome.

2. Staying too long can cause you to wear out your welcome.

   Staying too long can cause you to overstay your welcome.

3. Guests should always be mindful and not wear out their welcome by overstaying.

   Guests should be mindful not to overstay their welcome.