Beach bum/bunny
A young man who is always on the beach is a beach bum. A beach bunny is often used for females.
He's turned into a real beach bum since he moved to California.
Life's a beach
When you are very happy because your life is going well, life's a beach. It has the opposite meaning of the more well-known idiom, life's a bitch which expresses the idea that things are difficult or going badly.
He got engaged and got promoted - life's a beach for him at the moment.
To not be the only pebble on the beach
We use not the only pebble on the beach to state someone is not the most important person in the group. It's often used when someone is sad because a relationship has ended. Plenty of other fish in the sea is also used.
I know you are sad because you miss her, but remember, she's not the only pebble on the beach.
Laura always expects to get her own way. It's time she learned that she's not the only pebble on the beach.
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