fun and games
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fun and games
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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Klimpert, who was a partner at Meyer/Glass, said working in a toy-design studio wasn’t fun and games.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025
There’s an old adage regarding dangerous behavior: It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2025
Untrammeled dishonesty is all fun and games until it comes for you.
From Slate • Oct. 11, 2024
Until now, it's all been fun and games.
From BBC • Sep. 29, 2024
We rode for a while listening to only the low, blanketed hum of the engine and the rhythmic snap of the wipers, until I couldn’t take the fun and games any longer.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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