life of the party
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3.5
- noun
- Informal
:
alma de la fiesta
- You were the life of the party.
- always the life of the party
- became the life of the party
- kind of life of the party person
And she's a comedian and actor and a certified life of the Party.
- And she's a comedian and actor and a certified life of the Party.
- And then when you get home or you're alone with them, the so-called life of the party becomes a really angry, rageful person once they lose their audience.
- But anyone who knows me will tell you that I am not a natural life of the party kind of person.
- Yeah, I mean, introverted in the sense where I'm not like life of the party.
- Someone who's like wildly enthusiastic, the life of the party, always busy.
Examples
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During the celebration, Jessica became the life of the party with her amazing jokes and vibrant energy.
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I guess I'm the life of the party.
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But anyone who knows me will tell you that I am not a natural life of the party kind of person.
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Everybody, the life of the party is here.
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Well, you were the life of the party.
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As usual, I was the life of the party.
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Mommy was the life of the party.
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Ali's the life of the party.
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Oh Mr. Pritchard, you are the life of the party.
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She is the life of the party and I truly think she's probably one of the funniest people TV has ever seen.
Synonyms
13
3.7
A person who is lively and makes people laugh at parties
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8.2
A woman who is very good at hosting parties and making guests feel welcome
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3.0
The most popular thing or person at a party
A person who makes parties fun by being lively and entertaining others
A person who makes a social event fun by being energetic and funny
A person who is full of energy and makes a party more fun
A person who makes others laugh and enjoy themselves
Antonyms
How Lively
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the most lively or entertaining person at a social gathering' is directly derivable from 'life' (liveliness) combined with 'of the party'—i.e. the source of the party's liveliness—so a learner who knows the words can infer someone who brings energy. This compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically (e.g. Spanish/French equivalents) and follows standard English noun + of-phrase logic, making it transparent to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Life of the party comes from the simple image of one person bringing life into a party, with their energy, jokes, or dancing making the room lively. So, it means 'the most lively or entertaining person at a social gathering'.