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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These traits don’t exactly present themselves as prime nominees for being the life of the party, Brown concedes. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2025 Still, the life of the party rose each morning, ran wind-sprints up hills, and sweated it out in eight-minute ab workouts. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025 Nikki Glaser, normally the life of the party at any award show, didn’t even get to make any jokes. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025 Clari described her brother as the life of the party. Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the life of the party

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