the party is over

English

Phrase

the party is over

1. An irresponsible or carefree period has ended; it is time to be serious or take responsibility.
   • 2014, Leonard Cohen (lyrics and music), “A Street”, in Popular Problems:

     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

   • 2014 October 11, Simon Hattenstone, “Russell Brand: ‘I want to address the alienation and despair’”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     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.”