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Sentence #671648

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 sacredceltic sacredceltic March 24, 2011 March 24, 2011 at 4:20:01 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Your welcome ?

darinmex darinmex March 24, 2011 March 24, 2011 at 4:31:17 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

To "wear out one's welcome" means to stay longer than a host expected. And although the host is doing the welcoming, the "welcome" refers to the invited guest. Strange but true!

sacredceltic sacredceltic March 24, 2011 March 24, 2011 at 4:41:30 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

it's definitely very strange indeed. I didn't know the phrase. Thanks!

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Thank you for the generous invitation but we don't want to wear out our welcome.

added by darinmex, December 17, 2010
➜ #671649Gracias por su generosa invitación pero no queremos abusar de su hospitalidad.

linked by darinmex, December 17, 2010
➜ #809480Merci pour votre généreuse invitation mais nous ne voulons pas abuser de votre hospitalité.

linked by sacredceltic, March 24, 2011
➜ #1059282Cömert davet için teşekkür ederiz fakat misafirliğin tadını kaçırmak istemiyoruz.

linked by duran, August 22, 2011
➜ #10831532Godiya ma gayyata amma bamu so mu gajiyar da ku.

linked by TWB, May 15, 2022
➜ #10831533Asante kwa mwaliko mkubwa lakini hatutaki kuharibu kukaribishwa kwetu.

linked by TWB, May 15, 2022
➜ #10831534ነቲ ሰናይ ዕድመ የቐንየልና፡ ግን ነቲ ዕድመ ከነሕርሮ ኣይደለናን።

linked by TWB, May 15, 2022
➜ #10924435Adega dotǝmro askǝrnyena amma andega muwo dǝn basartǝ wanyena.

linked by TWB, June 20, 2022
➜ #10924436Dilor butor-ttu dawat diyo de iyanorlla shukuriya mogor aa*rare estekbal gijjede iiyan aa*ra foraito no'sai.

linked by TWB, June 20, 2022