stay home

idiom

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

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When Cinema Strikes Back In the 1950s, cinema was threatened by a technology that encouraged people to stay home rather than venture out of the house for their entertainment (this would never happen today of course). Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 Another might choose to stay home rather than driving to a nearby city to see a show. Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 25 Feb. 2025 At Monday’s conference, Platt and Lucas urged residents to stay home if possible Wednesday, or consider delaying their commutes. Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2025 Social media posts called for people to stay home from school and work and to refrain from shopping in solidarity with the movement that seeks to highlight the contributions of immigrant communities and push back against President Donald Trump’s plans for mass deportations. Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 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 10 Mar. 2025.

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