(all) beer and skittles

(all) beer and skittles

Fun and enjoyable. "Skittles" is a British game that is similar to bowling. You've been working all weekend, so just come out with us for a little while—it'll be beer and skittles, I promise. Just because we get good perks doesn't mean this job is all beer and skittles.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

(all) beer and skittles

all fun and pleasure; easy and pleasant. (Skittles is the game of ninepins, a game similar to bowling. Fixed phrase.) For Sam, college was beer and skittles. He wasted a lot of time and money.
See also: and, beer, skittle
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

beer and skittles

amusement. British
This phrase comes from the proverb life isn't all beer and skittles . The game of skittles is used as a prime example of a form of light-hearted entertainment.
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

beer and skittles

(...ˈskɪdlæz)
n. something very easy to do; an easy time of it. Did you think life was all beer and skittles?
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • beer and skittles
  • skittle
  • be (not) all beer and skittles
  • be (not) all fun and games
  • as much fun as a barrel of monkeys
  • a good trip
  • good trip
  • (one) hasn't lived (until)
  • barrel of fun
  • are we having fun yet