fun and games

fun and games
n. nonsense; a waste of time.
I’ve had enough fun and games. Let’s get on with the business.
You spend too much time with fun and games!

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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  • fun and games — {n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. A party or other entertaining event. 2. Something trivially easy. 3. Petting, or sexual intercourse. 4. (Ironically) An extraordinary difficult task. * /How was your math exam? (With a dismayed expression): Yeah, it… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • fun and games — {n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. A party or other entertaining event. 2. Something trivially easy. 3. Petting, or sexual intercourse. 4. (Ironically) An extraordinary difficult task. * /How was your math exam? (With a dismayed expression): Yeah, it… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • fun and games — noun plural but singular or plural in construction : light amusement * * * fun and games, (often used ironically) playful or lighthearted activity, as at a party: »“There s been a lot of fun and games today,” [the Assemblyman] declared during the …   Useful english dictionary

  • Fun and Games — Infobox Television episode Title = Fun and Games Series = The Outer Limits Caption = Season = 1 Episode = 27 Airdate = March 30, 1964 Production = 28 Writer = Robert Specht (teleplay story) Joseph Stefano (teleplay) Director = Gerd Oswald… …   Wikipedia

  • fun and games — 1) enjoyable activities Being an actor isn t all fun and games. 2) humorous used about a situation that you do not enjoy dealing with The fun and games begin when we try to put the children to bed …   English dictionary

  • fun and games — a good time, a lot of fun    How was the office party? Oh, fun and games! …   English idioms

  • fun and games — noun recreation; nothing serious; easy, enjoyable activities . Being a film director isnt all fun and games. Syn: shits and giggles …   Wiktionary

  • fun\ and\ games — noun slang informal 1. A party or other entertaining event. 2. Something trivially easy. 3. Petting, or sexual intercourse. 4. (Ironically) An extraordinary difficult task. How was your math exam? (With a dismayed expression): Yeah, it was all… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • fun and games —    sexual promiscuity    Literally, unconventional conduct:     She was a bit of an all rounder. Both sexes. General fun and games. (Davidson, 1978) …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • fun and games — a very difficult task (used ironically) It was all fun and games today when I wrote my two final exams …   Idioms and examples

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