as in picnic
a situation or state of carefree comfort
a job at a beach resort isn't all beer and skittles—it's still work
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fun and games
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It should be noted that, within the world of the series, this necessarily mute form of communication isn’t always a source of fun and games.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026 -
Leave the fun and games to the professionals.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Beer and skittles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beer%20and%20skittles. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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