- make merry
- make merryto have fun; to have an enjoyable time. •
The guests certainly made merry at the wedding.
•The children were making merry in the backyard.
* * *{v. phr.}, {literary} To have fun, laugh, and be happy, * /In Aesop's fable the grasshopper made merry while the ant worked and saved up food./ * /In the Bible story a rich man ate and drank and made merry./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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make merry — {v. phr.}, {literary} To have fun, laugh, and be happy, * /In Aesop s fable the grasshopper made merry while the ant worked and saved up food./ * /In the Bible story a rich man ate and drank and made merry./ … Dictionary of American idioms
make merry — ► make merry indulge in merriment. Main Entry: ↑merry … English terms dictionary
make merry — verb celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities The members of the wedding party made merry all night Let s whoop it up the boss is gone! • Syn: ↑revel, ↑racket, ↑make whoopie, ↑make happy, ↑whoop it up, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
make merry — have fun, laugh and celebrate We decided to go to a nice restaurant and make merry for the evening … Idioms and examples
make\ merry — v. phr. literary To have fun, laugh, and be happy, In Aesop s fable the grasshopper made merry while the ant worked and saved up food. In the Bible story a rich man ate and drank and made merry … Словарь американских идиом
make merry — I m afraid we may have made merry a bit too long last night Syn: have fun, have a good time, enjoy oneself, have a party, celebrate, carouse, feast, ‘eat, drink, and be merry, ’ revel, roister; informal party, have a ball … Thesaurus of popular words
make merry — indulge in merriment. → merry … English new terms dictionary
make merry — Synonyms and related words: beat the drum, blow the trumpet, carouse, celebrate, commemorate, cut loose, debauch, dress ship, fire a salute, hallow, hell around, hold jubilee, honor, jollify, jolly, jubilate, jubilize, keep, lark, let go, let… … Moby Thesaurus
make merry — verb To enjoy oneself in a jolly and festive manner … Wiktionary
make merry — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. frolic, revel, enjoy; see enjoy oneself , play 1 … English dictionary for students
