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Festivals, Celebrations & Parties

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Have a blast

/ሃቭ ኤ ብላስት/

በጣም መዝናናት

To have a very good and exciting time.

በጣም አስደሳች እና ጥሩ ጊዜ ማሳለፍ።

In Practice

"We had a blast at the music festival."
"I hope you have a blast at your birthday party!"
Fluent Tip

Informal

Paint the town red

/ፔይንት ዘ ታውን ሬድ/

ከተማውን በመዞር በድምቀት ማክበር

To go out and celebrate wildly.

ወደ ውጭ በመውጣት በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ ማክበር ወይም መዝናናት።

In Practice

"After the exams, we're going to paint the town red."
"They painted the town red after winning the game."
Fluent Tip

Informal

The life and soul of the party

/ዘ ላይፍ ኤንድ ሶል ኦፍ ዘ ፓርቲ/

የግብዣው ድምቀት

A person who is very lively and entertaining at a social event.

በማህበራዊ ዝግጅቶች ላይ በጣም ተጫዋች እና ሌሎችን የሚያዝናና ሰው።

In Practice

"Sarah is always the life and soul of the party."
"He became the life and soul of the party with his jokes."
Fluent Tip

General

Let one's hair down

/ሌት ዋንስ ሄር ዳውን/

ዘና ማለት

To behave in an uninhibited way and enjoy oneself.

ያለ ምንም ጭንቀት በነፃነት መዝናናት።

In Practice

"It's the weekend, time to let your hair down."
"She finally let her hair down at the office party."
Fluent Tip

Informal

Throw a party

/ትሮው ኤ ፓርቲ/

ግብዣ ማዘጋጀት

To organize and host a social gathering.

የማህበራዊ ስብሰባ ወይም ግብዣ ማዘጋጀት።

In Practice

"They are throwing a party for his graduation."
"Who is throwing the party this weekend?"
Fluent Tip

General

Wallflower

/ዎልፍላወር/

በግብዣ ላይ የማይሳተፍ ዓይናፋር ሰው

A shy person who stays on the sidelines at a party.

በግብዣ ላይ በዳርቻ የሚቆም ዓይናፋር ሰው።

In Practice

"He used to be a wallflower, but now he dances."
"Don't be a wallflower, come and join us!"
Fluent Tip

Informal

Wet blanket

/ዌት ብላንኬት/

የሰውን ደስታ የሚያበላሽ ሰው

A person who spoils other people's fun.

የሌሎችን ደስታ ወይም ጨዋታ የሚያበላሽ ሰው።

In Practice

"Stop being such a wet blanket and join the game."
"No one invited him because he's a wet blanket."
Fluent Tip

Informal

Crash a party

/ክራሽ ኤ ፓርቲ/

ሳይጠሩ ግብዣ ላይ መገኘት

To attend a party without being invited.

ሳይጋበዙ ወደ ግብዣ መሄድ።

In Practice

"They decided to crash the wedding party."
"We accidentally crashed a private party."
Fluent Tip

Informal

Blow off steam

/ብሎው ኦፍ ስቲም/

ውጥረትን ለመቀነስ መዝናናት

To do something to get rid of stress or strong energy.

ከጭንቀት ለመገላገል የሚደረግ የመዝናኛ ተግባር።

In Practice

"I need to go to the party to blow off some steam."
"Dancing helps me blow off steam after work."
Fluent Tip

Informal

Keep the ball rolling

/ኪፕ ዘ ቦል ሮሊንግ/

ነገሩ እንዳይቆም መቀጠል

To maintain the momentum of an activity or party.

የአንድን ዝግጅት ወይም እንቅስቃሴ ፍጥነት ጠብቆ መቀጠል።

In Practice

"The DJ kept the ball rolling with great music."
"Let's keep the ball rolling and order more food."
Fluent Tip

General

Rain on someone's parade

/ሬይን ኦን ሰምዋንስ ፓሬድ/

የአንድን ሰው እቅድ ወይም ደስታ ማበላሸት

To spoil someone's celebration or plans.

የአንድን ሰው የበዓል ወይም የደስታ እቅድ ማበላሸት።

In Practice

"I don't want to rain on your parade, but it might rain tonight."
"She really rained on his parade by revealing the secret."
Fluent Tip

Informal

Kick up one's heels

/ኪክ አፕ ዋንስ ሂልስ/

በደስታ መዝለል ወይም መደነስ

To enjoy oneself thoroughly and often dance.

በጣም መዝናናት እና መደነስ።

In Practice

"After the gala, they kicked up their heels."
"It's time to kick up your heels and celebrate!"
Fluent Tip

General