beer and skittles

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noun British.

amusement; pleasure; fun.

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How to use beer and skittles in a sentence

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She also practises etching, pen-and-ink drawing, as well as crayon and water-color sketching.
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Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
In Tiefurt we partook of a magnificent collation consisting of a mug of beer, brown bread and sausage!
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A cricket-match was in progress, but the bowling and batting were extremely wild, thanks to The Warren strong beer.
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Mr. Spurrell came down to see a horse, and we shall be very glad to have the benefit of his opinion by-and-by.
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British Dictionary definitions for beer and skittles

beer and skittles

noun

(functioning as singular) informal enjoyment or pleasure

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