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welcome mat

noun

a doormat, especially one with the word “welcome” printed on it.

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Idioms and Phrases

put out the welcome mat, to extend a hearty welcome.
The club put out the welcome mat for new members.

A friendly welcome, as in They put out the welcome mat for all new members. This expression alludes to a doormat with the word “Welcome” printed on it. [Mid-1900]

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A welcome mat doesn’t get more welcoming than that for a conductor, and this is someone who has yet no official title with the orchestra.

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“The last thing we need is a welcome mat for people who extol criminals and terrorists,” Deputy Secretary of State Chris Landau said on X.

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But after the recent border incidents, Britain and Germany updated their U.S. travel advisories with warnings that the welcome mat is being withdrawn.

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The last thing we need is a welcome mat for people who extol criminals and terrorists.”

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He added that "the last thing we need is a welcome mat for people who extol criminals and terrorists".

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