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
KarlyKAHR-leeEnglish (Modern)
Yale-Welsh
SabasSAH-bahs (Spanish)Spanish, Late Greek
Anaxagoras-Ancient Greek
Demon-Ancient Greek
Aylen['eilən]