no laughing matter



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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jeremiasye-re-MEE-ahs (German), YE-re-mee-ahs (Finnish)German, Portuguese, Finnish
Laci (1)-Hungarian
Kleopas-Biblical Greek
Debra['debrə]
Gwythyr-Welsh
Agmundr-Ancient Scandinavian