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♦ beer /bɪə(r)/n.1 [u] birra: a glass of beer, una birra: draught beer, birra alla spina; beer crate, cassetta di birra3 [u] (con attr.) bevanda non alcolica ( estratta da piante o radici): ginger beer, bibita gassata aromatizzata allo zenzero● (fam. GB) It's not all beer and skittles, non è tutto rose e fiori; non è un letto di rose □ beer belly, ventre sporgente; grossa pancia; pancione (fam.) □ beer garden, giardino di pub ( dove si serve birra) □ (fam.) beer gut, ventre sporgente; grossa pancia; pancione, panzone (fam.) □ beer mat, sottobicchiere □ (fam.) beer money, regalia; mancia □ beer pump, apparecchio per spillare la birra ( in un pub) □ (fam.) beer-up, gran bevuta di birra; bisboccia □ small beer, (arc.) birra leggera; (fig.) inezia, inezie; bazzeccola, bazzeccole; persona di poco conto, nullità, scartina: £1,000 is small beer compared to what we could make, mille sterline sono un'inezia a confronto con quanto potremmo ricavarci.
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not be all beer and skittles — (not) be all beer and skittles British & Australian, old fashioned if a situation or activity is not all beer and skittles, it has unpleasant parts as well as pleasant ones. It s not all beer and skittles, this job. It s hard work … New idioms dictionary
life's not all beer and skittles — Meaning Beer and skittles is shorthand for a life of indulgence spent in the pub. Origin Skittles, aka ninepins, has been a popular English pub game since the 17th century. The pins are set up in a square pattern and players attempt to knock them … Meaning and origin of phrases
life isn’t all beer and skittles — Life is not unalloyed pleasure or relaxation. 1855 T. C. HALIBURTON Nature & Human Nature I. ii. ‘This life ain’t all beer and skittles.’ Many a time..when I am disappointed sadly I say that saw over. 1857 T. HUGHES Tom Brown’s Schooldays I. ii.… … Proverbs new dictionary
be all beer and skittles — (not) be all beer and skittles British & Australian, old fashioned if a situation or activity is not all beer and skittles, it has unpleasant parts as well as pleasant ones. It s not all beer and skittles, this job. It s hard work … New idioms dictionary
beer and skittles — (UK) People say that life is not all beer and skittles, meaning that it is not about self indulgence and pleasure … The small dictionary of idiomes
beer and skittles — (UK) People say that life is not all beer and skittles, meaning that it is not about self indulgence and pleasure. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
beer — n. 1 a an alcoholic drink made from yeast fermented malt etc., flavoured with hops. b a glass of this, esp. a pint or half pint. 2 any of several other fermented drinks, e.g. ginger beer. Phrases and idioms: beer and skittles amusement (life is… … Useful english dictionary
beer — noun 1 (U) an alcoholic drink made from malt 1 (3) and hops (hop2 (4)): a pint of beer | home brewed beer 2 (C) a glass, bottle, or can of beer: Do you fancy a beer? 3 not all beer and skittles BrE old fashioned not just full of pleasure and… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
beer — /bɪə / (say bear) noun 1. an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley and flavoured with hops, etc., to give a bitter taste. 2. any of various beverages, whether alcoholic or not, made from roots,… …
skittle — noun 1 skittles (U) a British game in which a player tries to knock down objects shaped like bottles by rolling a ball at them 2 (C) one of the objects you roll the ball at in the game of skittles see also: not all beer and skittles beer (3) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
skittle — [skit′ l] n. [prob. < Scand cognate of SHUTTLE (as in Dan skyttel, a shuttle, marble)] 1. [pl., with sing. v.] a British form of ninepins in which a wooden disk or ball is used to knock down the pins 2. any of these pins (not) all beer and… … English World dictionary
