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.
See also: all, and, beer, life, skittle

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
LexineLEKS-eenEnglish
Putu-Indonesian, Balinese
Rena['rinə]
Edwena-English (Rare)
ÉLie-French
Muireann-Irish