outstay one's welcome
Remain too long
To outstay one's welcome is to remain somewhere longer than the host wants you there.
The phrase captures that moment when a guest's presence shifts from pleasant to burdensome: We loved having them for the weekend, but by Wednesday they had outstayed their welcome.
Extended to any situation where continued presence becomes unwanted: The CEO outstayed his welcome after the scandal.
Lacking grace or ease
- uninvitedWithout formal welcome
- tiresomeCausing boredom or annoyance
- tediousBoring through length
- irksomeCausing mild frustration
bothersome · annoying · wearisome · uncomfortable · strained · tense · cringe · cold shoulder
awkward
Lacking grace or ease
irksome · bothersome · annoying · wearisome · uncomfortable · strained · tense · cringe · cold shoulder · forced smile
overstay
Remain beyond appropriate duration
impose · encroach · presume · trespass · freeload · mooch · take advantage · wear thin · push limits · outwear
outstay one's welcometake one's leave
Formally say goodbye
slip away · call it a night · duck out · take a hint · read the room
outstay, outstayed, outstaying, outstays, stayed, staying, stays, stayer, stayers