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

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NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Asar-Egyptian Mythology
Mabel['mæbəl]
Alvarez[əl'va:hrez]
Nedelko-Macedonian
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