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	Pronounced	Usage
Semyon	sye-MYON, see-MYON	Russian
AdÉLard	-	French (Quebec)
Tancredi	-	Italian
Jameel	-	Arabic
Iago	ee-A-gaw (Welsh, Galician), ee-AH-go (English)	Welsh, Galician, Portuguese
Agnessa	ahg-NYE-sah	Russian