make+merry
1make 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./ …
2make 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./ …
3make merry — ► make merry indulge in merriment. Main Entry: ↑merry …
4make 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, ↑ …
5make merry — have fun, laugh and celebrate We decided to go to a nice restaurant and make merry for the evening …
6make\ 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 …
7make 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 …
8make merry — indulge in merriment. → merry …
9make 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… …
10To make merry — Merry Mer ry, a. [Compar. {Merrier}; superl. {Merriest}.] [OE. merie, mirie, murie, merry, pleasant, AS. merge, myrige, pleasant; cf. murge, adv.; prob. akin to OHG. murg, short, Goth. gama[ u]rgjan to shorten; cf. L. murcus a coward, who cuts… …
