# eat, drink and be merry

> English word · Proverb

## Definitions
1. Enjoy yourself; forget your cares; do not worry.

## Etymology
A reference to Ecclesiastes 8:15: "Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry".

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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