From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstay out phrasal verb1 to remain away from home during the evening or night He started staying out late, drinking.2 stay out of something spoken to not get involved in an argument or fight You stay out of it. It’s none of your business. → stay→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
staying out late• There were rows at night over her staying out late with Sally.stay out of something• In exchange, Harris gets up to 32 percent of Panopticom's stock and promises to stay out of Auerbach's hair.• Hey, staying out of Dogpatch is motivation enough for any sane person.• Through it all, Daley stayed out of sight.• He should stay out of the criminal justice system.• We stay out of the kitchen in the mornings while she is getting ready to go to work.• I did my best to stay out of the politics.• Switzer is regarded as a figurehead who basically just stays out of the way.• Stay out of this, Ben - it's none of your business.• After she calmed down she reminded me of our bargain, and of how she had stayed out of trouble all year. 