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Meaning of the party is over | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

An irresponsible or carefree period has ended; it is time to be serious or take responsibility.

Examples

“The party's over / But I've landed on my feet / And I'm standing here on this corner / Where there used to be a street”

“But surely he’d walk it, standing as a revolutionary independent. “Well, my ambitions go way, way, way beyond that. I’m not asking for an invitation to the party – I’m saying the party’s over.””

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

the pen is mightier than the sword the penny drops the pitcher goes so often to the well that it is broken at last the pleasure is all mine the plot thickens the plural of anecdote is not data