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cakes and ale
noun as in the good things in life
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Example Sentences
Ms. Aitken’s staging is bluntly legible, a grade-saver for Shakespeare-shy students and capable enough for fans in it just for the cakes and ale.
From New York Times
I just finished Cakes and Ale, a work of pure literary assassination of other writers.
From The Guardian
In his lifetime, he provided the model for the social-climbing Alroy Kear, who is mercilessly satirized in Somerset Maugham’s witty masterpiece “Cakes and Ale.”
From Washington Post
Who needs cakes and ale when you have pizza and lager?
From New York Times
But everyone was pleased by the time we sat down for the traditional cakes and ale.
From Slate
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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