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Life isn't all beer and skittles
Life isn't all beer and skittles.
Prov. Life is not pleasurable all the time; you cannot always be having fun. (Skittles is a game like bowling.) I don't really mind going back to work when my vacation is over. Life isn't all beer and skittles, and I enjoy my fun that much more because I have work to compare it to. When George's parents stopped supporting him, George suddenly discovered that life isn't all beer and skittles.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Lanford | | LAN-fərd | English (Rare) |
Phoebe | | FEE-bee (English) | English, Greek Mythology (Latinized), Biblical, Biblical Latin |
Akbar | | - | Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Indian (Muslim) |
Vedast | | - | History |
Brock | | [brɔk] | |
Lir | | LEER | Irish Mythology |