merrier

The people in charge of tennis in France are embracing those other racket-adjacent sports, figuring, essentially: The more, the merrier.

"The more the merrier. We need people to come in and have fun - it's not all boring and serious," she says.

Seasoned hosts are accustomed to living by the rule of “the more, the merrier” and are happy to accommodate your plus one or two for parties – and for dinner, with adequate notice.

As long as no ribs are broken, the more, the merrier.

"We were getting merrier and merrier. Suddenly the wife, who looked like Les Dawson, turned up," she later recalled.