- 1(old-fashioned) happy and cheerful synonym cheery a merry grin
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- 2Merry Christmas used at Christmas to say that you hope that someone has an enjoyable holiday Idioms
said to encourage someone to enjoy life now, while they can, and not to think of the future
to enjoy yourself by singing, laughing, drinking, etc.
the more people or things there are, the better the situation will be or the more fun people will have “Can I bring a friend to your party?” “Sure—the more the merrier!”
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