Stay for supper

Meaning

The ultimate sign of hospitality in a small town or family setting. It is a casual invitation to share the evening meal, implying you are considered part of the inner circle.

Warm, welcoming

Used in a sentence

• You have been working on the yard all day, you have to stay for supper.
• We are having fried chicken, so you might as well stay for supper.
• I would love to stay for supper, but I have to get home to the dogs.