PHRASAL VERBS AND OTHER IDIOMS

STAY

This common English verb has several meanings.

1.To stop and remain in a place.

• Would you like to STAY for dinner?
• I had to STAY late at work.
• Can you STAY a little longer?

2. To continue in a position or state.

• The passengers STAYED calm during the emergency.
• My cat STAYS out all night.
• The children STAYED up late.

3. To live in a place for a while.

• We STAYED at a ryokan in Sendai.
• I'll STAY in Bankok for two days.
• Reiko is STAYING with a host family in London.

SOME IDIOMS

Practice makes perfect.

Keep practising and you will become an expert.

She has a green thumb.

She is a successful gardener.

See also Make idioms, Gardens