Life is not all beer and skittles.

Life is not all beer and skittles.
<01> Жизнь – это не только пиво и кегли (Век тянется – всего достанется). Proverb (Пословица).

Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом. . 2011.

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  • life's not all beer and skittles — Meaning Beer and skittles is shorthand for a life of indulgence spent in the pub. Origin Skittles, aka ninepins, has been a popular English pub game since the 17th century. The pins are set up in a square pattern and players attempt to knock them …   Meaning and origin of phrases

  • 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

  • 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 — (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 — n. 1 a an alcoholic drink made from yeast fermented malt etc., flavoured with hops. b a glass of this, esp. a pint or half pint. 2 any of several other fermented drinks, e.g. ginger beer. Phrases and idioms: beer and skittles amusement (life is… …   Useful english dictionary

  • life — see life begins at forty if life hands you lemons, make lemonade life isn’t all beer and skittles while there’s life there’s hope art is long and life is short the best things in life are free …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind …   Proverbs new dictionary

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