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
Eithne	ETH-na, ET-na, EN-ya, EN-a	Irish, Scottish
Torill	-	Norwegian
CİHan	-	Turkish
Waldo	['wɔ:ldəu]
Aurea	-	Late Roman
Arminson	['a:minsn]