fun in games

noun

Eggcorn of fun and games.

Meanings

nounfun in games pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyEggcorn of fun and games.

    We got most of the fellows from our hut to come outside, skylark about, make a lot of noises like it was all fun in games.

    2018 March 21, Chas Mayhead, Rumours, PBS Publications, →ISBN
    2 more examples

    It was all fun in games to use a pawn but not too good an idea in real life unless you can use a dead comrade. Not fun, but she had to admit that in this situation it worked.

    2014 June 2, Toby Keen, Dark Matter Rising, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 54

    […] because everything is new and they think a marriage is all fun in games until they realize how much work it actually is.

    2020 November 23, Julia Vellucci, The 30 Day Exchange, Ukiyoto Publishing, →ISBN
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