stay over

Idioms & Phrases

stay over

Remain overnight, as in We hadn't planned to stay over but the bad weather changed our plans. [Late 1800s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Stay over is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
WordNet
stay over

verb
stay overnight; "The boy's friends were allowed to sleep over after the birthday party" [syn: sleep over
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