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cakes and ale

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  • cakes and ale — cakes′ and ale′ n. pl. worldly or material pleasures …   From formal English to slang

  • cakes and ale — n. the good things of life; worldly pleasures …   English World dictionary

  • Cakes and Ale — infobox Book | name = Cakes and Ale: or The Skeleton in the Cupboard title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of the first UK edition author = W. Somerset Maugham illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English… …   Wikipedia

  • cakes and ale — noun : the good things of life : pleasure, enjoyment dost thou think because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale Shakespeare * * * the good things of life; material pleasures: Their thoughts were only of cakes and ale. * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cakes and ale — the good things of life; material pleasures: Their thoughts were only of cakes and ale. * * * …   Universalium

  • cakes and ale — n. good things of life; materialistic enjoyment and pleasures of life …   English contemporary dictionary

  • no more cakes and ale? — Meaning Origin From Shakespeare s Twelfth Night. Cakes and ale are synonymous with the good life, like beer and skittles …   Meaning and origin of phrases

  • cakes and ale — dated merrymaking. → cake …   English new terms dictionary

  • cakes and ale —  Pleasant living …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse — is a fable attributed to Aesop.In the story, a proud town mouse visits his cousin in the country. The country mouse offers the city mouse a meal of simple country foods, at which the visitor scoffs. He takes the country mouse back to the city to… …   Wikipedia

  • The Moon and Sixpence — This article is about the novel. For the film adaptation, see The Moon and Sixpence (film). The Moon and Sixpence   …   Wikipedia

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