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beer and skittles

American  

noun

British.
  1. amusement; pleasure; fun.


beer and skittles British  

noun

  1. informal (functioning as singular) enjoyment or pleasure

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But after a thorough assessment of its technical requirements it was deemed too difficult to pull off in the beer and skittles world of the Fringe.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2014

If we win our land cases, there's your new freight rates to be applied, and then all is beer and skittles.

From The Octopus : A story of California by Norris, Frank

Her open fright is beer and skittles to him.

From April's Lady A Novel by Hungerford, Margaret Wolfe

"My dear girl, don't you realize that this thing isn't all beer and skittles?"

From A Woman Named Smith by Oemler, Marie Conway

Oh, the business woman’s life isn’t all beer and skittles.

From The Gorgeous Girl by Bartley, Nalbro

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