Relationships

the life and soul of the party

the person who makes a party lively

The person who makes a social event enjoyable and lively.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Who should we invite to make the evening fun?

Invite Nina; she's always the life and soul of the party.

Play the conversation

My cousin is the life and soul of the party, even when he knows nobody.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: She's the life and soul at every party.

Say: She's the life and soul of every party.

The fixed expression uses "of," not "at," before "every party."

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

be the life and soul of the party

Your turn: say it out loud

My cousin is the life and soul of the party, even when he knows nobody.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

the life and soul of the party

the person who makes a party lively

“My cousin is the life and soul of the party, even when he knows nobody.”

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