English / proverb
Fish and Company Stink After Three Days
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Guests outstay their welcome if they remain too long, causing hospitality to become tiresome
In context
01
We love hosting our trekking buddies at our lakeside cabin, but fish and company stink after three days.
02
Knowing that fish and company stink after three days, Liam politely booked a boutique hotel for the remainder of his creative retreat.
Synonyms
guests wear out their welcome,overstaying hospitality,excessive visits turn burdensome
Antonyms
permanent hospitality,open-ended welcome
Collocations
mindful that fish and company stink after three days,as the saying goes fish and company stink after three days,realize fish and company stink after three days