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life of the party
Someone who brings a lot of energy and enthusiasm to a social event, perhaps the main focus or source of enjoyment. Bill is definitely the life of the party—he’s currently trying to get everyone up to dance!
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life of the party
Fig. a person who is lively and helps make a party fun and exciting. Bill is always the life of the party. Be sure to invite him. Bob isn’t exactly the life of the party, but he’s polite.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
life of the party
A lively, amusing person who is the center of attention at a social gathering. For example, Eileen was the life of the party, telling one good story after another. [First half of 1800s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
the life of the party
Informal
An animated, amusing person who is the center of attention at a social gathering.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
life of the party, the
A lively individual who helps make a social gathering a success. This term, dating from the first half of the nineteenth century, began as the life and soul of the party, but in time the second half was dropped. Joshua Ferris used it in his short story, “The Pilot”: “His pilot was a comedy in which the main character was a recovering alcoholic. . . . He was the ‘life of the party’” (New Yorker, June 14–21, 2010).
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer Copyright © 2013 by Christine Ammer
- life of the party, the
- the life of the party
- new lease on life
- new lease on life, a
- a new lease on life
- a lease of life
- a new lease of life
- lease
- give a new lease of life
- like a fish to water
Also: Life and soul of the party
Meaning of Idiom ‘Life of the Party’
A person who is the life of the party is very outgoing, energetic, enthusiastic, amusing, entertaining, etc. and who helps make the party fun. 1Ammer, Christine. American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.,2Kirkpatrick, Elizabeth M. The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms. Ware: Wordsworth, 1995.,3Spears, Richard A. McGraw-Hill’s American Idioms Dictionary. Boston: McGraw Hill, 2008.
Examples of Use
“You’ll like Jerry. He’s the life of the party, especially after you get a few drinks in him.”
“What’s the matter, Ronny? You’re usually the life of the party but you see quiet tonight.”
“He’s got a million jokes, and all of them funny. He’s definitely the life of the party.”
Origin
Used since the first half of the 1800s.
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[Intro: Kanye West]
It’s after hours at that glamorous night spot
And they’re taking it easy, swapping personal experiences
Let’s listen in America Today
Life of the party, mhm, ’til I almost cry, mhm
It’s the life of the party, to think I could’ve almost died
Lord, help us
[Verse 1: André 3000]
Hey, Miss Donda
You run into my mama, please tell her I said, «Say something»
I’m startin’ to believe ain’t no such thing as Heaven’s trumpets
No after-over, this is it, done
If there’s a Heaven, you would think they’d let ya speak to your son
Maybe she has in the form of a baby’s laugh
I heard passing by in a stroller remindin’ me, «Hey, keep rolling»
I don’t know, maybe she has with a prick of a blade of grass
I’ve been layin’ on way too long, got me itchy
Got up and roamed a lil’ more
Miss Donda, you see my mama, tell her I’m lost
You see, she’d always light a cigarette, we talk, I would cough
Exaggeratin’ a lil’ bit so she get the point
Tryna get her to stop smokin’, I would leave and fire up a *****
‘Til I quit, started back up again, twenty years later
All that time, y’all thought a ***** was high, thought I was crazy
My mom, she ain’t cut no corners
Got me back on track, I don’t miss her overstepping
But do miss her showin’ Seven civilian life ****
Ah, Miss Donda, you see my mama, whisper her this:
The real reason I was geeked to go to church
Must confess, when y’all grown-ups would be in Bible study
That girl helping me with my homework? Her and I were ****
So pure and ****, so spirit spinning and dirty
So on, so on, and so on, we hoped that no one heard us
Sh-sh, ah, ah
And to this day, I think her mama knew but let us explore
Miss Donda, you see my father, please, ask him why he never married
Always smiled, but was he happy inside?
Because I carried my mother’s name, did he carry shame with him?
I’m sure she did it out of spite, ’twas her decision at birth
Shit, she probably was hurt, ah, poor baby
Two young people with different views, a lot for a young lady
No coincidence, they both passed away from heart conditions
There’s a dissidence at play, dad and mom do hard division
Three Thou’, poster child for big **** **** raised by their mothers
I’m supposed to smile as if God knew that I would be troubled
Keeps me around, for what? I don’t know
But I do know that it’s crucial, that we do so, pronto
I don’t know how much long though
[Chorus: Kanye West, The Notorious B.I.G. & Diddy]
Straight from Shibuya, on some zen
We back, ramped up, we on ten
It’s a marathon and look, we comin’ for the win
Just like Puff told Christopher, we gon’ win big (C’mon)
Put the whole family on, look at what my Kim did
Just like Puff told Christopher, we gon’ win big (Uh)
We gon’ win big (What?)
[Verse 2: Kanye West]
Southside gang mentality weigh heavy
I was thinkin’ out the box even in a Box Chevy
And my favorite art teacher name was Mrs. Levy
‘Round the time, I learned to put my feelings to a medley (The life of the party)
I ain’t turn in homework for like four months and I bet she let me
She saw the vision
«Yeezy you special, go make your own decisions then»
Man, that was a good choice, faith driving us like a Rolls Royce
They tried to take my voice away, I ain’t try to take ya choice away
I just prayed the water break, just for my daughter sake, from a slip-up
Fake signatures from fake managers, it all damage ya, good Lord
Give ’em enough of they own rope to hang ’em with
The paparazzi never really got what my angle is
They treat my married life like some type of entanglement
My neighbor still dissin’, wonderin’ why I ain’t sayin’ it
I can smell the setup, that’s that 2Pac in Vegas hit
I revealed myself and some don’t know what to make of it
God has said himself to make sure that the baby live
And if Ye ain’t here, then tell me who gonna say this here?
Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a goddamn minute
Let me stop playing with it, hopped in a Lamb’ with it
Hopped in a Lamb’ with it, in a damn pandemic
Nerve of Uncle Sam gotta have his damn hand in it
[Chorus: Kanye West, The Notorious B.I.G. & Diddy]
Listen, straight from Shibuya, on some zen
I’m on ten, it’s a marathon and look, we comin’ for the win
Just like Puff told Christopher, we gon’ win big (C’mon)
Put the whole family on, look at what my Kim did
Just like Puff told Christopher, we gon’ win big (Uh)
We gon’ win big (What?)
[Bridge: Kanye West]
Do y’all feel me? Really?
Get off Scott Free, I’m talking Ridley
Get off our knees, that’s if you’re with me
Get off your knees, that’s if you’re with me
Get off your knees and let’s get free
Get off your knees and let’s get free
Really, I mean really
Really, I mean really
I need release, I don’t need police
I’m like, «****, puh-lease»
Y’all can’t hear me, (Harmonizing), for the real me
For the real me, I mean, mhmm-mm
[Outro: DMX]
Alright, it’s gonna shoot us in the— woah, uh-oh, uh-oh
Ready mama? (Yup)
I’m so proud of you, yup, you’re gonna have so much fun
They gonna shoot us in the air, mama, okay?
C’mon, P, I got you, it’s okay, mama
Hold your head back, hold your head back (Three, two, one)
Daddy’s here, daddy’s here, daddy’s right here
It’s okay, mama, daddy’s here, daddy here
Help, help, daddy’s right here, I’m scared
Okay, okay, I got you, it’s okay
Okay, we goin’ slow, we goin’ slow down
It’s okay, stop cryin’, daddy got you, see, it’s over, you did it, P!
You already did it! See? It’s already over! Yay! You did it!
Big Girl! It’s already over! It’s already over, it’s already over (The life of the party)
Daddy right here, daddy right here (‘Til I almost cried)
I told you I’m not gon’ let you go
I’m not gon’ let you go, mama, okay?
Daddy got you, daddy gon’ bring us all the way down, okay?
How was it? (We good)
You did a good job (It was scary)
Good job! (Our daughter got more heart than you)
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: someone who is very lively and amusing at a party or other social gathering
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In the small community of Silver Lakes, California, Sabrina and Robert Limon were once the life of the party.
—Amanda Karrh, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2023
Somber stories may bring down the life of the party, or inappropriate jokes could sour the mood at a serious event.
—Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2023
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