party's over, the



party's over, the

It's time to be serious; carefree times have ended. For example, Now that he's been promoted the party's over; he has to write a report every week. This expression uses party in the sense of "a pleasant social gathering." [c. 1930]

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Badr-Arabic
Iomhar-Scottish
Joslyn['dʒɔslin]
Phaidros-Ancient Greek
JÖRan-Swedish
Ligeia-Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek