Wear Out One's Welcome Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Wear Out One's Welcome Idiom mean?

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wear out one's welcome What does wear out one's welcome mean?	make someone uncomfortable by visiting too long.	A: "Can't you stay two or three more days?" B: "No. I don't want to wear out my welcome."
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behind the scenes What does "behind the scenes" mean?	privately, out of public view	The diplomats worked behind the scenes to try and solve the crisis.

in black and white What does "in black and white" mean?	in writing	The company refused to deal with the customer's complaints until they were in black and white.
bargain for (something) What does "bargain for (something)" mean?	to anticipate something, to take something into account	The difficulty of the job was more than I had bargained for.
die of a broken heart What does "die of a broken heart" mean?	to die of emotional distress, to suffer from emotional distress (from a failed romance)	The man almost died of a broken heart several times when he was a teenager.
frak What does "frak" mean?	fuck (from the TV series "Battlestar Galactica; all variants of fuck are reproduced with frak)
cause tongues to wag What does "cause tongues to wag" mean?	to give people something to gossip about	My sister caused tongues to wag when she came to the party without her husband.
in the swim What does "in the swim" mean?	active in something, know what is going on	He is definitely in the swim. He has information about everybody.
Dumb as a rock What does "Dumb as a rock" mean?	If you are dumb as a rock, you have no common sense and are stupid.

fall off What does "fall off" mean?	to decrease	The number of tourists to the island is falling off.
no-brainer What does "no-brainer" mean?	to be easy to do or understand and not need much intelligence	It is a no-brainer that if you do not study then your marks will not be good.
doc-in-a-box What does "doc-in-a-box" mean?	a small emergency medical clinic.	He injured his finger and got it stiched at a doc-in-a-box.
pull up stakes What does "pull up stakes" mean?	to move to another location	We have decided to pull up stakes and move to London.

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Wear Out One's Welcome Idiom