"life is not all beer and skittles" meaning in English

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Proverb

Etymology: beer and skittles refers to the carefree, indulgent bar life, skittles being a British pub game. Head templates: {{head|en|proverb}} life is not all beer and skittles
  1. (UK) Not everything about life is pleasurable. Tags: UK Translations (proverb): 人生不是吃喝玩樂 (Chinese Mandarin), 人生不是吃喝玩乐 (rénshēng bùshì chīhēwánlè) (english: life's not (all) eat, drink and be merry) (Chinese Mandarin), elämä ei ole pelkkää juhlaa (Finnish), la vie n’est pas toujours une partie de plaisir (French), das Leben ist nicht nur eitel Sonnenschein (German), das Leben ist kein Ponyhof (German), elloo tulloo kaikkia, a kaikkia pittää terppiä (Ingrian), la vita non è tutta rose e fiori (Italian), 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) (Japanese), не всё коту́ ма́сленица, бу́дет и вели́кий пост (ne vsjo kotú máslenica, búdet i velíkij post) (Russian), не всё коту́ ма́сленица (ne vsjo kotú máslenica) (Russian)
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