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wear out one's welcome
wear out one's welcome
Visit for longer than one's host wants, as in She wanted to stay another few days but feared she would wear out her welcome. This expression uses wear out in the sense of "exhaust" or "use up." [Mid-1800s]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
ZÜBeyde | | - | Turkish |
Alexandrea | | al-əg-ZAN-dree-ə | English (Modern) |
Swati | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi |
Felicitas | | fe-LEE-tsee-tahs (German) | German, Late Roman, Roman Mythology |
GÁBor | | GAH-bor | Hungarian |
Roza (2) | | - | Ancient Germanic |