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:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ermis	-	Greek
Maquinna	-	Native American, Nuu-chah-nulth
Cunningham	['kʌniəm]
Dubravko	-	Croatian, Serbian
Leola	-	English
Yngvar	-	Norwegian