Definition of fun and games
: light amusement
Examples of fun and games in a Sentence
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Going back to school wasn’t all fun and games, despite what those back-to-school stories will tell you, writes John Kass. — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, "Daywatch: CTU group’s Venezuela trip slammed as ‘propaganda tour,’ a ‘nightmare’ year for Illinois farmers and other things to know to start your day," 19 Aug. 2019 As beauty editors, traveling is an important part of the job, and living a jet-setting life is all fun and games...until your skin freaks out and jet lag overtakes your body. — Maya Allen, Marie Claire, "Marie Claire Beauty Editors Share Their In-Flight Beauty Routines," 24 July 2019 Briggs' history of this field isn't all fun and games. — John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Joe Bob Briggs Live: How Rednecks Saved Hollywood': Film Review | Fantasia 2019," 23 July 2019 Give yourself a spending limit on Sunday, when your money ruler, the Sun, opposes Pluto, your personal planet of fun and games. — Venus Australis, refinery29.com, "Your Horoscope This Week," 14 July 2019 Besides eating, drinking, shimmying and general fun and games, the event also has shopping potential — area artisans will be selling their wares. — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Partake in garlic every which way at Garlic Fest in Walker’s Point," 19 Oct. 2018 Sometimes, the usual fun and games aren't enough to have a good time. — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, "25 Fun Challenges to Play With Your Friends," 27 Nov. 2018 Original Post: October 13, 2018 at 1:24 p.m. EST Misconception: being a famous interior designer is all fun and games. — Taylor Mead, House Beautiful, "[UPDATED] Doug Wilson Explains His Trading Spaces Costar Didn't Injure Him After All," 14 Oct. 2018 This isn't just fun and games for the sake of idle curiosity (not that there's anything wrong with that). — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "MIT scientists crack the case of breaking spaghetti in two," 15 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fun and games.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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