it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye

A warning (usually issued to children by adults) against dangerous play. A: "But mom, we're just playing!" B: "Oh sure, it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye!"

See also: all, an, and, eye, fun, game, lose, someone, until

See also:

What number are you calling from?
hit the ceiling
hit the ceiling, to
hit the roof/ceiling
expose (someone, something, or oneself) to (someone or something)
expose to
ILY
it's someone's funeral
funeral
be (someone's) funeral

References in periodicals archive

Many Irish adults will grimace on remembering the cry "Don't come running to me when you break your leg" or "it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye".

And what time do you call this? PUTDOWNS THAT DRIVE KIDS CRAZY

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