outstay overstay your welcome Idiom, Proverb
more than welcome
wear out one's welcome
wear out your welcome
welcome to
Idiom(s): welcome to do sthTheme: FREEDOM
to be free to do something.
• You're welcome to leave whenever you wish.
• He's welcome to join the club whenever he feels he's ready.
welcome sb with open arms
Idiom(s): receive someone with open arms AND welcome someone with open armsTheme: WELCOME
to greet someone eagerly.
• I'm sure they wanted us to stay for dinner. They received us with open arms.
• When I came home from school, the whole family welcomed me with open arms.
wear out one's welcome|wear|wear out|welcome
v. phr., informal To visit somewhere too long or come back too often so that you are not welcome any more. The Smith children have worn out their welcome at our house because they never want to go home. This hot weather has worn out its welcome with us.welcome mat|mat|welcome
n. 1. A mat for wiping your shoes on, often with the word "welcome" on it, that is placed in front of a door. Mother bought a welcome mat for our new house. 2. informal A warm welcome; a friendly greeting.
Used in such phrases as "the welcome mat is out" and "put out the welcome mat". Our welcome mat is always out to our friends. Spread out the welcome mat, children, because Uncle Bill is visiting us tonight. Synonym: LATCH STRING2.
Compare: ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET, WITH OPEN ARMS.
warm welcome
warm welcomeA hearty, hospitable reception or greeting, as in We got a very warm welcome when we finally arrived. This expression, dating from the mid-1700s, should not be confused with the similar warm reception, which from about 1700 signified a hostile welcome, as in His rivals were planning a warm reception for him.
welcome
welcomesee warm welcome; wear out one's welcome; you're welcome.
welcome mat
welcome matA friendly welcome, as in They put out the welcome mat for all new members. This expression alludes to a doormat with the word “Welcome” printed on it. [Mid-1900]
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