to stay over
– B2-C1 (intermediate to advanced) –
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In Canadian and American English, this phrasal verb typically means:
to spend the night at someone’s home
EXAMPLES
“When I was a kid, I would stay over at my grandparents’ every Saturday–it was so much fun! My grandpa and I would stay up late watching a movie, he and I would play cards the next morning while we waited for Grandma to finish making us all breakfast, and then we would go to church together. If it was summertime, we would make milkshakes in the afternoon or have a barbecue at the park near their house.”
“I’m sorry, but you can’t stay over; you need to leave. I have work in the morning.”
“But I’m so tired! Can’t I just sleep on the couch?”
“The last time you stayed over after drinking this much you puked all over my cat. So, no. I’m calling you an Uber.”
