Phrases.com »

Phrases related to: life is not all beer and skittles Page #18

Yee yee! We've found 5,722 phrases and idioms matching life is not all beer and skittles.

Sort:RelevancyA - Z
burst my balloonBreak-up an assertion or a claim of success. Deprecate a plan or approach. Deflate and belittle the glowing reports of a well chosen committee:Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
burst my balloonBreak-up an assertion or a claim of success. Depracate a plan or approach. Deflate and belittle the glowing reports of a well chosen committee:Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
bursting at the seamsFull to capacity. Both literally and figuratively.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
bury one's head in the sandTo deliberately ignore the reality of a situation; to pretend a problem does not exist.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
Bury the HatchetTo end up the war or conflicts and become friends again,Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
Bury Your Head in the SandTo hide from facts and current situations, to ignore the critical situation or danger as if you don’t see itRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
bust your bunsWork energetically, and bust your 'buns' in the process!Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
busted flushA potential flush which ultimately was not filled.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
bustle withTo teem with; abound with; to exhibit an energetic and active abundance of a thing; to be full of a certain activity or active beings.Rate it:

(5.00 / 7 votes)
busy workWork or activity performed with the intention or result of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish something productive; routine work of low priority undertaken for the sake of avoiding idleness.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
but for the grace of GodWere it not for God's help, someone could have suffered that outcome.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
butt inTo join a conversation or situation in which one is not welcome or invited; to interjectRate it:

(5.00 / 5 votes)
butter cupA term of affection Or endearment for someone you like Buttercups are a large genus of flowering plants called Ranunculus. It has yellow, shiny petals, and grows wild in many places. It is poisonous to eat for humans and cattle, but when dry the poison is not active.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
butter will not melt in someone's mouthAlternative form of butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouthRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
butter would not melt in someone's mouthAlternative form of butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouthRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouthThe identified person is prim and proper, standoffish, cool, or dispassionate.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
butterfly upon a wheelAn innocent person crushed by life's adversities.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
button noseA nose with a small size and a relatively flat, round shape, usually considered to be dainty or cute in appearance.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
button upTo fasten all the buttons on a coat, or similar item of clothing, to keep warm.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
buy straw hats in winterOf stocks, to buy when both demand and price is low, sell when demand and price is high.Rate it:

(1.67 / 3 votes)
buy to letTo purchase a property as in investment, and to let it out for rental instead of living in it.Rate it:

(2.00 / 1 vote)
by a mileBy a large amount or by a great distance - e.g. won by a mile; When prefixed by ‘out’ or ‘off’ it emphasizes that a significant gap exists between the parties involved and that it is to a decisive degreeRate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
by all accountsAccording to all available accounts or reports.Rate it:

(1.00 / 1 vote)
by all accountsAccording to everything that people have said.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
by all meansYes certainly; definitely.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
by and byGradually,after a timeRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
by and largeMostly, generally; with few exceptions.Rate it:

(4.00 / 1 vote)
by and largenoneRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
by farout and awayRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
By Hook or By CrookTo be possible in anyway, in all mannersRate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
by hook or crookWe will get it done.. The task at hand will be done regardless of the cost .. or the possibility of needing to steal other peoples things to do so.. Or the fact a need to associate with criminals/crimes may not be 'your' norm.. it will be doneRate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
by leaps and boundsRapidly. Said of making progress.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
by no meansCertainly not; definitely not.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
by no stretch of the imaginationNot by any means; in no sense.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
by the seat of your pantsAn aviator's term, Cross country flying, navigating via ground observation of landmarks, arrows on rooftops. water towers, railroad tracks, roadways, radio/TV towers; and by the 'seat of your pants'.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
by the way[...] I had counted on a life-lease of the profits, whereas I only received those of a few short years. But this is by the way.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
by the wayHis mother will be coming for dinner tomorrow, and, by the way, she volunteered to bring dessert.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
by the wayIncidentally; a parenthetical statement not timely, central, or crucial to the topic at hand; foregone, passed by, something that has already happened.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
by/in leaps and boundsvery quickly, in large amountsRate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
bygones be bygones, and fair play for time to comeLet all past wrongs be forgotten, with a resumption of cordial relations.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
c'en est fait de luiHe is done for; It is all up with him.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
c'est à n'y pas croireIt is not to be believed; It is so extraordinary (incredible, preposterous) that we can hardly believe it.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
c'est à qui le feraThey all wish to do it; They vie with one another to do it. Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
c'est bien luiThat’s he all over.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
c'est bonnet blanc et blanc bonnetIt is six of one and half-a-dozen of the other.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
c'est de l'hébreuit's all Greek to me, a phrase indicating that something's impossible to understand.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
c'est du chinoisit's all Greek to me, a phrase indicating that something is impossible to understand.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
c'est du russeit's all Greek to me, a phrase indicating that something is impossible to understand.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
c'est égal, je me suis joliment amuséAnyhow (All the same), I enjoyed myself very much.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
c'est elle qui porte la culotteShe is mistress in this house (not her husband); The grey mare is the better horse.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)

We need you!

Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!

Alternative searches for life is not all beer and skittles:

Quiz

Are you a phrases master?

»
Early ________ catches the worm.
A tiger
B lion
C bird
D fig