stay home

idiom

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

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In fact, the fast-food giant saw same-store sales drop 3.6% in the first quarter, the worse decline since 2020 when people were told to stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jade Walker, CNN Money, 2 May 2025 While fewer international visitors are coming to the U.S., domestic travelers are also planning to stay home. Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025 If these global scholars stay home, that’s bad economic news for cities and towns across the United States. Barnet Sherman, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2025 Three families with transgender children face an impossible choice in states banning gender-affirming care: stay home and risk their children’s well-being or uproot entirely. Katcy Stephan, Variety, 16 Apr. 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 6 May. 2025.

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