party idioms
[font=Times New Roman]The life and soul of the party = the person who's at the centre of all parties![/font][font=Times New Roman]She's the life and soul of the party.[/font]
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[font=Times New Roman]let your hair down = forget all your inhibitions: "Go on! Let your hair down for [/font]
[font=Times New Roman]once and have a good time."[/font]
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[font=Times New Roman]have a whale of a time = have a great time: "We had a whale of a time at Sonia's [/font]
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[font=Times New Roman]paint the town red = have a wild time: "They painted the town red all weekend."[/font]
[font=Times New Roman]a party animal = a person who loves going to parties: "John is a real party [/font]
[font=Times New Roman]animal. He's never at home."[/font]
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[font=Times New Roman]a wild child = a young adult who goes to lots of parties: "Emma is a bit of a [/font]
[font=Times New Roman]wild child."[/font]
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[font=Times New Roman]large it up (UK slang) = have a good time: "She larges it up at the weekend."[/font]
[font=Times New Roman]a social butterfly = a person with lots of friends and acquaintances: She's a [/font]
[font=Times New Roman]bit of a social butterfly."[/font]
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[font=Times New Roman]be a laugh = be good company: "Eric's a bit of a laugh."[/font]
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[font=Times New Roman]throw a party = have a party: "We're throwing a party next Saturday."[/font]
[font=Times New Roman]People who hate parties[/font]
[font=Times New Roman]party-pooper = someone who doesn't like parties: "Don't be such a party-pooper!"[/font]
[font=Times New Roman]a wet blanket = someone who doesn't want to have fun: "He's such a wet blanket."[/font]
[font=Times New Roman]Billy no-mates (UK slang) = a man with no friends: "He doesn't want to go alone [/font]
[font=Times New Roman]to the restaurant and look like Billy no-mates."[/font]
[font=Times New Roman]Norma no-mates (UK slang) = a woman with no friends: "She doesn't want to look [/font]
[font=Times New Roman]like Norma no-mates."[/font]
[font=Times New Roman]pour cold water on = someone who turns the atmosphere cold: "So then he had to [/font]
[font=Times New Roman]go and pour cold water on everything by refusing to sing Happy Birthday."[/font]
[font=Times New Roman]a wallflower = someone who stands on his own at parties: "Who's the wallflower [/font]
[font=Times New Roman]over there?"[/font]
[font=Times New Roman]piss on someone's fireworks (UK slang) = ruin the happy mood: "Don't go and piss [/font]
[font=Times New Roman]on his fireworks by turning down the music. Let him have some fun."[/font]
[font=Times New Roman]find someone in the kitchen at parties = refer to someone who doesn't like [/font]
[font=Times New Roman]mixing socially: "You'll always find Kevin in the kitchen at parties."[/font]
[font=Times New Roman]Dancing[/font]
[font=Times New Roman]a slow dance = a slow, romantic dance: "She had a slow dance with Tony."[/font]
[font=Times New Roman]burn up the dance floor = dance a lot: "They like burning up the dance floor."[/font]
[font=Times New Roman]dance the night away = dance all night long: "Those two danced the night away."[/font]
[font=Times New Roman]dance cheek to cheek = dance very close to someone: "Everyone was looking at [/font]
[font=Times New Roman]them dance cheek to cheek."[/font]
[font=Times New Roman]have a boogie = have a dance: "Fancy a boogie?"[/font]
[font=Times New Roman]put on your dancing shoes = get ready for dancing: "Come on Sarah! Put on your [/font]
[font=Times New Roman]dancing shoes - we're going clubbing tonight!"[/font]
[font=Times New Roman]strut your stuff = enjoy dancing: "Look at him strut his stuff. Who does he [/font]
[font=Times New Roman]think he is? John Travolta?"[/font]
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