make merry

phrase

old-fashioned

: to have fun and enjoy oneself by eating, drinking, dancing, etc.

They made merry throughout the night.

Examples of make merry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the time, Lester did most of the cooking himself—but subsequent owners came up with the idea to invite chefs from around the world to cook and bake and make merry at breakfast, lunch, and dinner from April through October. — Christine Muhlke, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025

Alas, the world forces us to hold such contradictions and still make merry about the plots and dramatics therein! — Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 28 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

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

Rhymes for make merry

• accessary
• adversary
• ancillary
• apiary
• arbitrary
• aviary
• axillary
• bacillary
• beriberi
• bestiary
• breviary
• budgetary