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Kittles and Beer

Posted by ESC October 22, 2000In reply to Kittles and Beer posted by Bruce Kahl on October 22, 2000

Phrase such as "This will keep you in kittles and beer"

I'm sure this should be 'skittles and beer' - a very common pass-time in British pubs. Something which keeps you able to do these things could be very welcome.

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I didnt quite understand your post so here is a definition from Webster:

Main Entry: beer and skittles
Function: noun--plural--but singular or plural in construction.
Date: 1857
A situation of agreeable ease as in "This won't be all beer and skittles".

So what is skittles? Something to eat or something to play? In the U.S., Skittles is a sour candy.

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