- no more cakes and ale?
- Meaning
Origin
From Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Cakes and ale are synonymous with the good life, like 'beer and skittles'.
Meaning and origin of phrases. 2013.
no more cakes and ale?
Look at other dictionaries:
cakes and ale — noun : the good things of life : pleasure, enjoyment dost thou think because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale Shakespeare * * * the good things of life; material pleasures: Their thoughts were only of cakes and ale. * * *… … Useful english dictionary
Cakes and Ale — infobox Book | name = Cakes and Ale: or The Skeleton in the Cupboard title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of the first UK edition author = W. Somerset Maugham illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English… … Wikipedia
List of Ordinances and Acts of the Parliament of England, 1642 to 1660 — This is a list of Ordinances and Acts of the Parliament of England from 1642 to 1660, during the English Civil War and the Interregnum.As King Charles I of England would not assent to Bills from a Parliament at war with him, decrees of Parliament … Wikipedia
cake — /keɪk / (say kayk) noun 1. a sweet baked food in loaf or layer form, made with or without shortening, usually with flour, sugar, eggs, flavouring, and a liquid. 2. a flat, thin mass of bread, especially unleavened bread. 3. a shaped or moulded… …
Diet and Nutrition — The early medieval diet, particularly for the peasant class, was a notoriously poor one. Many of the fruits and vegetables popular in the modern world were unknown in the early Middle Ages, and some vegetables, such as celery, were known only… … Encyclopedia of Barbarian Europe
virtue — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Moral uprightness Nouns 1. virtue; virtuousness, goodness; morality; moral rectitude; integrity, probity; nobleness; prudence; morals, ethics, duty; work ethic; cardinal virtues; merit, worth, excellence … English dictionary for students
W. Somerset Maugham — Maugham photographed by Carl Van Vechten in 1934 Born William Somerset Maugham 25 January 1874(1874 01 25) UK Embassy, Paris, France Died 16 Decemb … Wikipedia
Directors' duties — are a series of statutory, common law and equitable obligations owed primarily by members of the board of directors to the corporation that employs them. It is a central part of corporate law and corporate governance. Directors duties are… … Wikipedia
roman à clef — /rddaw mah nann kle /, pl. romans à clef /rddaw mahonn zann kle /. French. a novel that represents historical events and characters under the guise of fiction. * * * (French; novel with a key ) Novel that has the extraliterary interest of… … Universalium
Bibliography of works by W. Somerset Maugham — The following is a bibliography of the works of W. Somerset Maugham, one of the most prolific and popular English writers of the 20th century. Novels, travel, criticism, assorted non fiction pamphlets ref|stott1 * Liza of Lambeth (1897) * The… … Wikipedia
