stay home

idiom

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

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Officials also have encouraged people to get a flu shot to prevent severe illness, practice good hygiene and stay home when sick. Phillip Sitter, Des Moines Register, 8 Jan. 2026 The erstwhile quarterback for the Judases should just stay home with Madison Beer, his erstwhile girlfriend, maybe take in a movie. Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026 Still others will stay home, scared to go to work — particularly in cities hit hard by raids. Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026 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 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 9 Jan. 2026.

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