life is not all beer and skittles

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English

Etymology

beer and skittles refers to the carefree, indulgent bar life, skittles being a British pub game.

Proverb

life is not all beer and skittles

(UK) Not everything about life is pleasurable.

Translations

proverb

Chinese:
Mandarin: 人生不是吃喝玩樂／人生不是吃喝玩乐 (rénshēng bùshì chīhēwánlè) (life's not (all) eat, drink and be merry)
Finnish: elämä ei ole pelkkää juhlaa
French: la vie n’est pas toujours une partie de plaisir
German: das Leben ist nicht nur eitel Sonnenschein, das Leben ist kein Ponyhof (de)
Ingrian: elloo tulloo kaikkia, a kaikkia pittää terppiä
Italian: la vita non è tutta rose e fiori
Japanese: 人生はおもしろおかしいことばかりではない (jinsei wa omoshirookashii koto bakari de wa nai)
Russian: не всё коту́ ма́сленица, бу́дет и вели́кий пост (ne vsjo kotú máslenica, búdet i velíkij post), (not every day is the Shrovetide (Pancake week) to the cat, the Great Lent will come (someday)), не всё коту́ ма́сленица (ne vsjo kotú máslenica)

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