wear out one's welcome
Become an imposition
To wear out one's welcome is to stay too long or visit too often, exhausting a host's patience or goodwill.
The phrase implies that welcome has a limited supply that can be depleted: After three weeks on their couch, I could tell I was wearing out my welcome.
It can apply beyond literal visits—to any situation where continued presence becomes unwanted.
- overstayRemain beyond appropriate duration
- lingerStay beyond necessity
- evictionForced departure from rental
- imposeForce acceptance of
- annoyanceState of being bothered
house rules · confrontation · overextend · awkwardness · discomfort · intrude · boundary crossing · avoidance behavior · exasperation · overreach · unease · drag on · resentment · dawdle · irritation · loiter · frustration · tarry