it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye

it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye

A warning (usually issued to children by adults) against dangerous play. A: "But mom, we're just playing!" B: "Oh sure, it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye!"
See also: all, and, eye, fun, game, lose, someone, until
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • What number are you calling from?
  • expose (someone, something, or oneself) to (someone or something)
  • expose to
  • funeral
  • it's someone's funeral
  • be (someone's) funeral
  • lost without
  • lost without (someone or something)
  • go to the wall
  • listen (to someone or something) with half an ear
References in periodicals archive
Many Irish adults will grimace on remembering the cry "Don't come running to me when you break your leg" or "it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye".