Learn English – “we do not want to overstate our welcome”

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"we do not want to overstate our welcome"

meaning

"we DO VERY MUCH welcome you!"

OR

“we'd better keep our message of welcome at a moderate level”?

as in this context

each season, more people are watching the show, more awards

more attention, the reviews continued to be wonderful

and I think that's part of why Vince was like “hey we do not want to
overstate our welcome”

Best Answer

I think it should be overstay.

"We do not want to overstay our welcome" means "We do not want to stay longer than our hosts wish us to stay"