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
MihÁLy	MEE-hie	Hungarian
Zhaklina	-	Macedonian, Bulgarian
CÓEmgein	KEE-veen, KWEE-vin	Irish
Parsifal	-	German
Patrick	['pætrik]
Gebhard	-	German, Ancient Germanic