stay home

idiom

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

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While researching her book, Randles talked to families who ran out of diapers and had to stay home and keep their child on a linoleum floor or set them on the toilet every 20 minutes. Michael Cuglietta, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025 North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina emergency officials have urged people to stay home and not drive as the weather worsens. Andrew Dys, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2025 Officials in Washington, D.C., said most nonemergency federal employees who work in offices should stay home today. NBC News, 7 Jan. 2025 On Monday morning residents of the area were checking to see if they were required to make a treacherous drive to work or stay home and dig out from the storm. Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 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 18 Jan. 2025.

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