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, and, eye, fun, game, lose, someone, until

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What number are you calling from?
expose (someone, something, or oneself) to (someone or something)
expose to
funeral
it's someone's funeral
be (someone's) funeral
lost without
lost without (someone or something)
go to the wall
listen (to someone or something) with half an ear

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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".

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