the life of the party
noun phrase
US
: someone who is very lively and amusing at a party or other social gathering
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In every era, Mellisa McCarthy is the life of the party.
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Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Rickey was the life of the party — and was looking forward to attending prom at the time he was murdered, his mother, Latasha Ferguson, said in a letter read aloud by a victim advocate.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
He became known as Broncos Warrior or Bronco Gabe and was always the life of the party.
—Michelle Griego, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
Hawke plays Hart as a sadsack bon vivant, the life of the party even as his heart was cracking—but then, a heart in the process of breaking may be the purest form of energy known to humankind.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
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Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Rickey was the life of the party — and was looking forward to attending prom at the time he was murdered, his mother, Latasha Ferguson, said in a letter read aloud by a victim advocate.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
He became known as Broncos Warrior or Bronco Gabe and was always the life of the party.
—Michelle Griego, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
Hawke plays Hart as a sadsack bon vivant, the life of the party even as his heart was cracking—but then, a heart in the process of breaking may be the purest form of energy known to humankind.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
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“The life of the party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20life%20of%20the%20party. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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