Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.
beer and skittles — (UK) People say that life is not all beer and skittles, meaning that it is not about self indulgence and pleasure … The small dictionary of idiomes
beer and skittles — ► beer and skittles Brit. amusement or enjoyment. Main Entry: ↑beer … English terms dictionary
beer and skittles — noun : drink and play : easygoing enjoyment * * * Brit. amusement; pleasure; fun. * * * beer and skittles Idle enjoyment • • • Main Entry: ↑beer beer and skittles see under ↑beer1 … Useful english dictionary
beer and skittles — (UK) People say that life is not all beer and skittles, meaning that it is not about self indulgence and pleasure. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
beer and skittles — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: 1857 a situation of agreeable ease < won t be all beer and skittles > … New Collegiate Dictionary
beer and skittles — Brit. amusement or enjoyment. → beer … English new terms dictionary
beer and skittles — noun a) Fun times. b) Something pleasurable. Syn: peaches and cream, bowl of cherries … Wiktionary
life isn’t all beer and skittles — Life is not unalloyed pleasure or relaxation. 1855 T. C. HALIBURTON Nature & Human Nature I. ii. ‘This life ain’t all beer and skittles.’ Many a time..when I am disappointed sadly I say that saw over. 1857 T. HUGHES Tom Brown’s Schooldays I. ii.… … Proverbs new dictionary
not be all beer and skittles — (not) be all beer and skittles British & Australian, old fashioned if a situation or activity is not all beer and skittles, it has unpleasant parts as well as pleasant ones. It s not all beer and skittles, this job. It s hard work … New idioms dictionary
be all beer and skittles — (not) be all beer and skittles British & Australian, old fashioned if a situation or activity is not all beer and skittles, it has unpleasant parts as well as pleasant ones. It s not all beer and skittles, this job. It s hard work … New idioms dictionary
