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
Aurelow-REL (German)German, Romanian, Czech, Slovak
Nayden-Bulgarian
RÜŞEn-Turkish
Abidanə-BIE-dən (English), AB-i-dan (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Kalpana-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Nepali
Mridula-Indian, Hindi