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no joke
Idioms and Phrases
Also, no laughing matter . A serious issue, as in Missing the last flight out was no joke , or This outbreak of flu is no laughing matter . The first term dates from about 1800, and the variant from the second half of the 1500s.Example Sentences
The success so far has long shown the A-list backed ambition is no joke.
For Koy and Iglesias, who both survived and thrived in the comedy scene in L.A. for years and became worldwide stars in comedy with a combined 60 years worth of experience between them, performing a show this size is definitely no joke.
Chelation therapy is no joke, either, and can cause serious side effects and kidney damage.
In a post on social media he said: "Turns out my injuries and an induced coma ain't no joke. I just need a little more time to rest."
May 31 Ricky Gervais at the Hollywood Bowl Sure, death is no joke — but that doesn’t mean it can’t be funny.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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