Make Happy (Verb)
Meaning
Celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The football fans made merry in the streets after their team won the championship game.
- On New Year's Eve, people make merry and count down the final minutes of the old year.
- The crowd made merry as the countdown to midnight began.
- Many of Shakespeare's plays depict characters that make merry and drink throughout the night.
- The coworkers made merry on the last day before the boss returned from vacation.