A drink taken in celebration of a welcoming.

Said to someone coming back to their own home.

Said to someone coming back to somewhere they have been before.

plural of welcome pole

A totem pole with large carvings of human figures, intended to welcome guests or to intimidate strangers.

plural of welcome swallow

(idiomatic) Indicates that the speaker is very experienced with a (usually unpleasant) situation that is new to the interlocutor.

To stay as a guest longer than the host expected. / (by extension) To become an unwelcome person because of embarrassing or antisocial behaviour.

Synonym of wear out one's welcome

(idiomatic) To behave in an offensive, burdensome, or tiresome manner, with the result that one's continued presence is unwanted within a residence, commercial establishment, or social group.