What does the German phrase Leben ist kein Ponyhof

What does the German phrase "Leben ist kein Ponyhof" translate into and mean in English?
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What does the German phrase "Tomaten auf den Augen haben" translate into and mean in English?

“Tomaten auf den Augen haben” (literally, “to have tomatoes on the eyes”) is a German idiom that means “to be blind”, “to be unaware of or paying no attention to what is around you”, “to be oblivious to one’s surroundings”.

Figuratively, “Tomaten auf den Augen haben” means “not to want to see the obvious”.

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In Spanish, “Tomaten auf den Augen haben” can be translated as “no ver m;s all; de sus narices”, “no fijarse por d;nde va o qu; est; haciendo”, or “no tener ojos en la cara”.

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All the answers you have received are good. I personally would go with “Life is not child play.” But that is just because when I think of a ‘Ponyhof’ I think of a fenced in area or yard where kids would ride ponies. Farm is also a possible translation but in this case I think a Pony ride, like you might find at a fair, is a more likely meaning.

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The literal translation would be “everything is (coated) in butter”. It means that everything is good and that there is no problem.

Alledgedly this saying comes from the medieval times when expensive glasses were imported from Italy. The transport would often break the glasses, causing huge loss to the traders. One day a clever trader had this idea. He would put the glasses in barrels and pour molten butter of them. Once the butter was solid the glasses were protected from the bumps that the travel across the alps caused. Everything was coated in butter and arrived well and unbroken.

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Life is not a pony farm.

It's what your employers Director of Operations is going to hear after getting upset from an unscheduled absence because of life. If he had one that was stock and full of challenges like us grunts in the trenches he'd understand.

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You’d for instance say it to a child if it ate a lot of chocolate and subsequently got stomachache.

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The literal translation would be “live ain’t a pony riding club” . Closest in English I would translate”life ain’t easy” . The expression comes from a lot of books/ films from the 50s and 60s for girls and young teenagers who lived or spend their holidays on those pony farms having lots of fun and cheerfully riding horses. And nothing else…

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Life is no ponycourt.

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