beer and skittles | Idiomator

Meaning: (chieflyUK,idiomatic)Funtimes;pleasureandleisure.Synonyms:peaches and cream,bed of roses,bowl of cherries,sunshine and rainbows;see alsoThesaurus:pleasure1857,Thomas Hughes, chapter2, inTom Brown's School Days:Well, well, we must bide our time. Life isn't allbeer and skittles—but beer and skittles, or something better of the same sort, must form a good part of every Englishman's education.1911,Anthony Hope, chapter 22, inMrs. Maxon Protests,page259:Being a soldier's wife isn't allbeer and skittles.2012March 24, John Walsh, “The perils of reviewing restaurants”, inThe Independent‎[1]:His plight reveals a truth that's often obscured by the envy of newspaper readers; that it's not allbeer and skittlesin restaurant-critic land.2022October 5, Nick Brodrick, “Pendolinos: a huge role to play”, inRAIL, number967, page41:Such highly intensive deployment left little wriggle room, something with which Dunster is all too familiar. "It hasn't all beenbeer and skittles," he says dryly.

Examples:

EN: Indulging in some beer and skittles, eh?
ES: ¿Se está divirtiendo?
EN: But all was not beer and skittles, ladies and gentlemen.
ES: Pero no todo hubo de ser tan idílico, damas y caballeros.
ID: Tapi semuanya bukan bir dan skittles, tuan dan nyonya.
EN: - Mm. I, um... I hear your marriage isn't all beer and skittles.
ES: Supe que su matrimonio no es muy próspero.
EN: My life is not all beer and skittles, ma'am.
ES: Mi vida no es todo cerveza y bolos, señora.
EN: It won't be all beer and skittles, but overnight sensations can happen.
ES: No todo será fácil pero los milagros pueden ocurrir.
ID: Tidak semua bir dan skittle, tapi sensasi dalam semalam bisa terjadi.
EN: We've had our beer and skittles, but your tastes are no rule for mine.
ES: Nos lo hemos pasado bien, pero tus gustos difieren de los míos.
EN: I don't know that post-Islamic culture will be all beer and skittles.Report
HI: मुझे नहीं लगता कि चुनाव के बाद मायावती और अखिलेश. . .
EN: 12 life isn't all beer and skittles
HI: 3 यह सभी गुलाब और धूप नहीं है
EN: We've had our beer and skittles,
ID: Kita sudah minum bir dan bemain skittles,
EN: Ting took us to beer and skittles of life.
ID: Ting mengajak kami bersenang-senang.
EN: They will pay for all our beer and skittles.
ID: Kita akan makan dan main sepuasnya.
EN: Sometime it is all beer and skittles (if you can find any skittles these days).
TE: నార మరియు towels కూడా ప్రతి రోజు జరుగుతాయి (మీరు చాకొలేట్ కొద్దిగా ప్రస్తుతం క్లీనర్లు, వదిలి ఉంటే).
EN: Some of this money should be spent on beer and skittles.
TE: ఖర్చులు యొక్క ఈ భాగం తరువాత వనిల్లా చక్కెర మరియు పిండి పోయాలి.

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