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
Gil (3)	-	Hebrew
Osvald	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Evaristo	e-vah-REE-sto (Italian)	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Chryssa	-	Greek
Chauncey	CHAWN-see	English
Heintje	HIEN-tyə	Dutch