cakes and ale

NOUN

the good things in life

Synonyms

WEAK

all the comforts of home amenities conveniences egg in one's beer good things of life material pleasures worldly pleasures

Example Sentences

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But everyone was pleased by the time we sat down for the traditional cakes and ale.

From Slate • Oct. 30, 2015

"The normal rule in corporate law is, there is no cakes and ale except for the benefit of the corporation," said Charleton.

From The Guardian • Oct. 2, 2012

Glacial, snooping, bullying, Shaughnessy, like the Clown in Twelfth Night, thinks that because he is virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale.

From Time Magazine Archive

To him, as a huffing spoilsport, is addressed one of Shakespeare's crispest queries: "Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?"

From Time Magazine Archive

Like Malvolio, they mixed up virtue with "cakes and ale."

From Leaves in the Wind by Gardiner, A. G. (Alfred George)