get beyond a joke

get/go beyond a joke

if a situation gets beyond a joke, it becomes extremely serious and worrying He's drunk more nights than he's sober these days - this has gone beyond a joke.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Pina	PEE-nah	Italian
Boyana	-	Bulgarian
Sheila	SHEE-lə	Irish, English
Yaropolk	-	Medieval Slavic
Aafje	-	Dutch
Filippa	fee-LIP-pah (Swedish)	Russian, Greek, Swedish, Italian