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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.
Thomas Hughes

Meaning of "beer and skittles" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BEER AND SKITTLES

beer and skittles play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEER AND SKITTLES

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Beer and skittles is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BEER AND SKITTLES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of beer and skittles in the English dictionary

The definition of beer and skittles in the dictionary is enjoyment or pleasure.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEER AND SKITTLES

beer
beer barrel
beer belly
beer bottle
beer bust
beer can
beer drinker
beer engine
beer garden
beer glass
beer goggles
beer gut
beer mug
beer o’clock
beer parlor
beer parlour
beer pong
beer pump
beer-swilling
beer-up

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEER AND SKITTLES

Acts of the Apostles
bells and whistles
Catholic Epistles
credit titles
new wine in old bottles
Ortles
skittles
subtitles
supertitles
surtitles
Teaching of the Twelve Apostles
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Synonyms and antonyms of beer and skittles in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «beer and skittles» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEER AND SKITTLES

Find out the translation of beer and skittles to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of beer and skittles from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «beer and skittles» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

吃喝玩乐
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cerveza y bolos
570 millions of speakers

English

beer and skittles
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बियर और Skittles
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البيرة لعبة البولنج و
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пиво и кегли
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cerveja e boliche
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিয়ার এবং skittles
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bière et quilles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bir dan skittles
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bier und Kegelspiel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ビールと九柱戯
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

맥주와 주희
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bir lan skittles
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bia và Skittles
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பீர் மற்றும் skittles
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बिअर आणि स्कीटल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bira ve kütükler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

birra e birilli
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

piwo i kręgle
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пиво і кеглі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bere și popice
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπύρα και κορύνες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bier en kegels
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

öl och käglor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

øl og skittles
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of beer and skittles

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEER AND SKITTLES»

The term «beer and skittles» is regularly used and occupies the 56.681 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEER AND SKITTLES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about beer and skittles

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QUOTES WITH «BEER AND SKITTLES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word beer and skittles.
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Thomas Hughes
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.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEER AND SKITTLES»

Discover the use of beer and skittles in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to beer and skittles and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs
Proverbs expressing opposite meaning: LIFE IS NO BED OF ROSES; LIFE ISN'T ALL BEER AND SKITTLES. life is no bed of roses Do not expect life to be easy and pleasant; often used of life in a particular situation or with a particular person:  ...
Martin H. Manser, Rosalind Fergusson, David Pickering, 2007
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Allusions
51 beer and skittles And by Allan H. Meltzer in the Wall Street Journal, December 18, 1992: . . . the recovery has labored against sizable defense cutbacks. It has not been possible to beat swords, tanks and airplanes into plowshares or ...
Elizabeth Webber, Mike Feinsilber, 1999
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All Beer and Skittles?: A Short History of Inns and Taverns
Along with exploring developments in style and architecture Gibbons also provides an insight into the colorful characters associated with these historic inns; for example Gabriel Sedlmayr, one of the pioneers of lager-brewing, who often ...
Ed Gibbons, 2001
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Sugar and Spice... Exploring Food and Drink Idioms in English
ALL BEER AND SKITTLES. Strictly speaking, the facts are dimmer than a NAAFI candle and the details have clouded like a plasterer's bucket (BNC: FBG 189). ( 25) Where doom, gloom and despair have been the watchwords of rock credibility ...
Laura Pinnavaia, 2010
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A Dictionary of Proverbs
Not only have you strengthened your marriage, you have discovered new interests. adversity LIFE isn't all beer and skittles Life is not unalloyed pleasure or relaxation. 1855T. C. HALIBURTONNature & Human Nature I. ii. 'This life ain't all beer ...
Jennifer Speake, 2008
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The Confessions of a Reformer
CHAPTER X BEER AND SKITTLES My next experience was to be a happier one. One night at a dance I met a fledgling lawyer likemyself, a young Harvard graduate named Morris Black, of a prosperous and respected Hungarian family.
Frederic Clemson Howe, 1925
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
Life is not all beer and skittles. (APP 220; ODEP 462; CODP 163; MP 40; DAP 374) 1857 Life isn't all beer and skittles. (p. 42) Hughes, Thomas. Tom Brown's Schooldays. 1857. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1906. 1894 "Life ain't all  ...
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
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Multi-Functional English-Chinese Dictionary
Phrase: beer and skittles n£Aii7u5kchT he wan le Example: Marriage is not all beer and skittles. ^ffftl^/iSff1^ ti£MMiSk° hun yln sheng huo blng bu zong shl '7E Phrase: Example: Phrase: Example: Phrase: Example: chT he wan le. beer jacket  ...
Jane Sun, 2009
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The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton: Fiction
He was gay, but by no means careless. His practical jokes were more in earnest than verbal ones. Though not an optimist in the absurd sense of maintaining that life is all beer and skittles, he did really seem to maintain that beer and skittles ...
G. K. Chesterton, 2008
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A2Z Books of World Origins
What are theskittles inthe expression "life's not all beer and skittles"? Skittles isanold English game similar to ninepins – andsince life does not consist entirelyof feasting and playing, it'snot all "beer and skittles." Before the Mast. Why do we ...
Terry O'Brien, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEER AND SKITTLES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term beer and skittles is used in the context of the following news items.
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Remote Cornwall is now one of the best-connected rural economies …
No, it's not all beer and skittles in Kernow, or even cider and sardines. The county needs all the help it can get, not least in the provision of broadband ... «TelecomTV, Jul 15»
2
Senior Matters: Grey nomads embrace life on the road
However, it is not all beer and skittles towing your home around the country. There are many safety measures that need addressing before, ... «The Queensland Times, Jul 15»
3
Cavs think big, spend nearly $240M to keep Love, Thompson …
Even if it wasn't all beer and Skittles, things worked pretty well with Love on the court, and given his shooting, scoring and passing talents, ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
4
Moment of truth arrives for Jackson and Lawler
Life is not all beer and skittles in the Jackson-Lawler realm. As The Australian has reported, vital questions — about conflicts of interest, ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
5
Cavs think big, spend nearly $200M to keep Love, Thompson as …
Even if it wasn't all beer and Skittles, things worked pretty well with Love on the court, and given his shooting, scoring and passing talents, ... «Yahoo Canada Sports, Jul 15»
6
After Wins in D.C., Obama Mourns S.C.'s Big Loss
Trump Dumped: Things aren't all beer and skittles for The Donald, however. His rambling, xenophobic campaign announcement speech, in which he said ... «NEWS.GNOM.ES, Jun 15»
7
Total Anarchy
It definitely wasn't all beer and skittles that's for sure. It was windy, raining and cold. Just another splendid winters day in Auckland! Pre-race ... «LiveSailDie.com, Jun 15»
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FIFO rosters must be improved
“It's not all beer and skittles – it has its stresses,” he said. At the end of 2014 there were more than 100,000 workers in the resources sector in ... «The New Daily, Jun 15»
9
Will Durst Focuses His Satiric Gaze on the Endangered Boomer …
Not that it's been all beer and Skittles. Durst's publicity materials announce, with a kind a perverse pride, that he's been fired by PBS three times ... «Westword, Jun 15»
10
Gold Prices: How Not To Piss It Away Next Time
The report we wrote about the conference was entitled “Beer and Skittles at the Rock Bottom.” In such an environment gold as an asset class ... «Smarter Analyst, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Beer and skittles [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/beer-and-skittles>. May 2024 ».
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