Its all fun and games until someone loses an i

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English[edit]

Proverb[edit]

it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye

  1. Rough play results in injury.

Translations[edit]

rough play results in injury

  • Finnish: itku pitkästä ilosta
  • French: jeu de main, jeu de vilain (fr)
  • Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: играчка-плачкаRoman: igračka-plačka

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Who said it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye?

James Hetfield Quotes It's all fun and games 'till someone loses an eye, then it's just fun you can't see.

What's the meaning of it's all fun and games?

To be very enjoyable and pleasant. This phrase is often used in the negative to convey difficulty or a lack of fun. College isn't all fun and games—you need to take your schoolwork seriously. See also: all, and, fun, game.