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
But the latest episode wasn't all fun and games.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2025
It was all fun and games last week for the De La Rosa family when brothers R.J. and Uriel suited up for El Camino Real and Cleveland, respectively, and sat in opposite dugouts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2025
For an overthinker like Bridget Jones, texting is all fun and games until it turns into a battle of love-bombing wits.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2025
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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