no fun at parties
- idiom
- Informal
:
aburrido en las fiestas
- He is no fun at parties!
Examples
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I thought she'd be outgoing, but she turned out to be no fun at parties.
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If you're always quiet and reserved, people might think you're no fun at parties.
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Everyone says Mark is no fun at parties because he never jokes or joins in the games.
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Why is John no fun at parties?
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He is often described as no fun at parties because he rarely participates in games or discussions.
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Since she always sits silently in the corner, people say she's no fun at parties.
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Her friends think she is no fun at parties because she tends to leave early and never joins in the activities.
Synonyms
70
2.8
Not enjoyable to do or be around
Antonyms
How Fun
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derived from its parts: 'no' negates 'fun' and the locative phrase 'at parties' specifies the social context, so it describes someone who is not enjoyable in party settings. This is a simple compositional pattern (negator + quality + location) that is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will comprehend it.
Etymology
No fun at parties creates the clear picture of someone at a party who stands alone, does not laugh, join games, or dance. So it means 'not enjoyable to be around' at social events.