proverb
Meaning 1
Not everything about life is pleasurable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
life is not all beer and skittles
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History
Etymology
Beer and skittles refers to a carefree, indulgent bar life. Skittles is a British pub game.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 人生不是吃喝玩樂 /人生不是吃喝玩乐 (rénshēng bùshì chīhēwánlè) — proverb
- Dutch: het leven is geen ponykamp — proverb
- Finnish: elämä ei ole pelkkää juhlaa — proverb
- French: la vie n'est pas toujours une partie de plaisir — proverb
- German: das Leben ist nicht nur eitel Sonnenschein — proverb
- German: das Leben ist kein Ponyhof — proverb
- German: das Leben ist kein Wunschkonzert — proverb
- Ingrian: elloo tulloo kaikkia, a kaikkia pittää terppiä — proverb
- Italian: la vita non è tutta rose e fiori — proverb
- Japanese: 人生はおもしろおかしいことばかりではない (jinsei wa omoshirookashii koto bakari de wa nai) — proverb
- Russian: не всё коту́ ма́сленица, бу́дет и вели́кий пост (ne vsjo kotú máslenica, búdet i velíkij post) — proverb
- Russian: не всё коту́ ма́сленица (ne vsjo kotú máslenica) — proverb
- Swedish: livet är ingen dans på rosor. — proverb