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Phrase(s): I don’t want to wear out my welcome.
Fig. a phrase said by a guest who doesn’t want to be a burden to the host or hostess or to visit too often. • Mary: Good night, Tom. You must come back again soon. Tom: Thank you. I’d love to. I don’t want to wear out my welcome, though. • Bob: We had a fine time. Glad you could come to our little gathering. Hope you can come again next week. Fred: I don’t want to wear out my welcome, but I’d like to come again. Bob: Good. See you next week. Bye. Fred: Bye.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs