make merry
idiom
old-fashioned
: to have fun and enjoy oneself by eating, drinking, dancing, etc.
They made merry throughout the night.
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Alas, the world forces us to hold such contradictions and still make merry about the plots and dramatics therein!
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Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
Elves-in-the-making now have a new digital pipeline to make merry for children in need this year thanks to a partnership between the U.S. Postal Service’s Operation Santa and Toys R Us.
—Susan Miller, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024
That, and for photogenic cast members in grimy T-shirts and newsboy caps and the occasional space sweater-vest-sans-shirt look to present gifts, scream inspirational platitudes, and make merry.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2024
The Martin and Sinatra clans make merry and sing holiday tunes in this 1967 special, with special guest Sammy Davis Jr. 3 p.m.
—jsonline.com, 18 Nov. 2021
But if life with father was so all-embracing, why then did Daisy Dawes need to tote a gun, or for that matter come here to Eloise’s Night Light to drink, dialogue, and make merry, or meditate three times a week?
—Anne Fadiman, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Feb. 2023
Balloons make merry and easy party decorations, and your gathering will be a colorful and romantic escape with the right color and shape.
—Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 20 Dec. 2022
There are ways to make merry with never-neverland bureaucracy, but a lot of these debut seasons suffered from narrative delay tactics.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2022
Throw on some music and make merry.
—Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2022
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Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
Elves-in-the-making now have a new digital pipeline to make merry for children in need this year thanks to a partnership between the U.S. Postal Service’s Operation Santa and Toys R Us.
—Susan Miller, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024
That, and for photogenic cast members in grimy T-shirts and newsboy caps and the occasional space sweater-vest-sans-shirt look to present gifts, scream inspirational platitudes, and make merry.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2024
The Martin and Sinatra clans make merry and sing holiday tunes in this 1967 special, with special guest Sammy Davis Jr. 3 p.m.
—jsonline.com, 18 Nov. 2021
But if life with father was so all-embracing, why then did Daisy Dawes need to tote a gun, or for that matter come here to Eloise’s Night Light to drink, dialogue, and make merry, or meditate three times a week?
—Anne Fadiman, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Feb. 2023
Balloons make merry and easy party decorations, and your gathering will be a colorful and romantic escape with the right color and shape.
—Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 20 Dec. 2022
There are ways to make merry with never-neverland bureaucracy, but a lot of these debut seasons suffered from narrative delay tactics.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2022
Throw on some music and make merry.
—Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2022
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“Make merry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20merry. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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