![]() It is often spoken to children who are enjoying themselves doing something in which they might injure themselves.Įxample – A mother – “Be careful jumping on that trampoline with your sister, it is all fun and games until someone loses an eye!”ġ3 – To kick up your heels is to really enjoy yourself. It is mostly used as hyperbole or exaggeration to emphasize that you had a good time.Įxample – The children had the time of their lives playing in the park last Sunday.ġ2 – It’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye is a warning about doing something dangerous where you may get hurt. The is one of the most commonly used idioms about fun.Įxample – We had a ball at the party last night.ĩ – To have a blast also means to have a lot of fun or excitement (blast means explosion).Įxample – They are having a blast riding the rollercoaster.ġ0 – To have a whale of a time is to have a great time.Įxample – We had a whale of a time camping in the mountains.ġ1- If you have the time of your life, you have so much fun that it is considered the best time you have ever had in your lifetime. ![]() You can also blow off steam by letting out anger or by doing physical exercise,Įxample – After a hard working week, he likes to go fishing in the river to blow off some steam.ĥ – If you do something for kicks or just for kicks, you do it for no reason except to enjoy yourself.Įxample – He doesn’t need any more money but he gambles on the horses just for kicks.Ħ – To feast your eyes on something is to really enjoy looking at it, often for a long time.Įxample – He spent an hour in the arcade feasting his eyes on all the new video games.ħ – If you get a kick out of something it brings you excitement, enjoyment, or happiness.Įxample – She really gets a kick out of riding fast motorcycles.Ĩ – To have a ball is to have a lot of fun doing something. This idiom is often used in an ironic way or in negative statements.Įxample – I hope John is coming to the party, he is a barrel of laughs.Įxample 2 – She can’t find a job these days, her life isn’t exactly a barrel of laughs.ģ – To blow away the cobwebs is to do something that gives you some fresh air, enjoyment, and clears your head.Įxample – After studying all day for the exam, they went down to the beach to blow away the cobwebs.Ĥ – When you blow off some steam, you go out and have fun after a time of feeling negative emotions such as stress. ![]() This is often used in negative sentences.Įxample – Being a race car driver isn’t all fun and games, it is very easy to have an accident and get injured.Ģ- A barrel of laughs is something or someone that is the source of lots of enjoyment and laughter. ![]() 1 – If something is all fun and games, it is very enjoyable at not at all serious. ![]()
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