stay home

idiom

chiefly US
: to not go out for an activity
Let's stay home tonight.

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In her comments, many agreed that OP should let her teenager stay home alone on the notorious party holiday. Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025 And tend to stay home after dark. David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025 Anyone with who may develop symptoms is urged to stay home and contact their healthcare provider immediately. Tim Fang, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025 Drivers in Buffalo, New York, were warned to stay home because of visibility worries Monday, and Ohioans got temperature whiplash from 68 degrees to 11 as a winter storm created misery for millions. Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 29 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stay home

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“Stay home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20home. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.

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