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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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 Gildea thought the Big Lunch was just one more gift from the monarch: a chance for the people to make merry — and talk real estate values and commute times. —

William Booth, Washington Post, 5 June 2022 Children should not bear disproportionate burdens, wearing masks and distancing in schools when adults make merry in bars and restaurants. —

Melody Schreiber, The New Republic, 7 Feb. 2022