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no laughing matter

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no laughing matter

a serious issue or problem. Be serious. This is no laughing matter. This disease is no laughing matter. It's quite deadly if not treated immediately.

See also: laugh, matter

no laughing matter

something serious that people should not make jokes about A wound on your foot is no laughing matter when you're a diabetic. Related vocabulary: no joke

See also: laugh, matter