beer and skittles

Noun

UK idiomatic plural plural-only

(chiefly UK, idiomatic) Fun times; pleasure and leisure.

Japanese Meaning

楽しく快適な時間、娯楽や余暇を満喫することを表すイディオム。 / 一般に、日常生活以外の喜びや楽しみを意味する。

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They thought life would be nothing but beer and skittles after winning the lottery, but reality proved otherwise.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

宝くじに当たった後は人生が楽しいことばかりだと思っていたが、現実はそうではなかった。

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(chiefly UK, idiomatic) Fun times; pleasure and leisure.

Well, well, we must bide our time. Life isn't all beer and skittles—but beer and skittles, or something better of the same sort, must form a good part of every Englishman's education.

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