make merry
Have a ball
Make merry is to celebrate or enjoy oneself in a lively way, typically with food, drink, and company: They made merry late into the night.
The phrase sounds old-fashioned or literary, evoking festive gatherings and communal revelry rather than solitary pleasure.
- revelCelebrate with abandon
- celebrateHonor through festivity
- paint the town redCelebrate boisterously in public
- wassailSpiced holiday beverage
- carouseDrink and celebrate noisily
party · gala · jubilation · cut loose · let loose · roistering · feast · soiree · festivity · shindig · banquet · conviviality · jubilee · jollification · merriment · good times · rejoice · mirth
- revelryrevelry, revel, festivity, festivities, celebration
- archaic imperativeshark, behold, begone, beware, heed