stay to

stay to (something)

To remain in some location in order to have a meal (with someone). A: "Would you like to stay to dinner, Jeff?" B: "Sure! I'll have to ask my parents first, though." A: "Thank you for letting me sleep here last night. I'd better get going." B: "Won't you stay for breakfast before leaving?"

stay to something

to remain in a place for something, such as dinner. I hope you will stay to dinner. I stayed to lunch because they were having fried shrimp.

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If one dog breaks the stay, immediately reward those who have remained in the stay to reinforce their appropriate behavior.

Way to stay! Produce a dependable "stay" in your dog, no matter what the distraction

Securing a modification of the automatic stay to effect the setoff is not usually very difficult, but must be done to avoid potential penalties for violating the stay.

The Automatic Stay in Bankruptcy: How Long Is it Effective?

Despite their assurance two years previous about issuance of a stay to preserve a granted case for argument and decision, the conservatives were balking.

Mortal combat: how the death penalty polarized the Supreme Court

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