cakes and ale
Americanplural noun
Example Sentences
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But everyone was pleased by the time we sat down for the traditional cakes and ale.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2015
"The normal rule in corporate law is, there is no cakes and ale except for the benefit of the corporation," said Charleton.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 2, 2012
Glacial, snooping, bullying, Shaughnessy, like the Clown in Twelfth Night, thinks that because he is virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale.
From Time Magazine Archive
To him, as a huffing spoilsport, is addressed one of Shakespeare's crispest queries: "Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?"
From Time Magazine Archive
A harum-scarum good-nature; a frank pursuit of cakes and ale; a heedless, happy-go-lucky spirit, are admirable components in a novel, however trying they may be found in the walks of daily life.
From Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 by Sheppard, Elizabeth
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