I won't keep you

[Ju]

"Bo, please stay and have dinner with us."

"Tom, sorry, I cannot make it because I get something important to do in the office."

"Alright, Tom, in that case I won't keep you."
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Is I won't keep you the correct phrase to express Bo will not force Tom to have dinner with her.

Ju

[5jj]

"Bo, please stay and have dinner with us."

"Tom, sorry, I cannot make it because I get 've got something important to do in the office."

"Alright, Tom Bo, in that case I won't keep you."
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Is I won't keep you the correct phrase to express Bo will not force Tom to have dinner with her?

It's simply a way of saying that Bo is free to leave at any time - Tom will make no attempt to detain him/her. In the right context, it could be taken as an encouragement for him/her to leave.

[BobK]

Polite forms: 'I won't keep you' => Go as soon as you like - it's up to you; 'You'd better get moving then' => I don't think you should stay

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