all joking aside

Idioms  

1. Also, all kidding aside. Seriously, as in I know I said I'd quit, but all joking aside this job is too much for one person, or All kidding aside, I hate to lose at croquet. This phrase often accompanies a joking statement.

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all joking aside

But all joking aside … no, honestly, it feels like, perhaps in an effort to get that tricky first draft down, Falcone set all jokes aside and simply forgot to pick them up again.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2021

I had to find ways to maximize my space and, all joking aside, fit my rather large PS5 someplace.

From The Verge ● Feb. 2, 2021

His tough talk had worked — all joking aside, of course.

From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2015

“Listen, everyone, all joking aside, we really ought to try and get a boat.”

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

"Laying all joking aside, Spink," the news analyst says dolefully, "you don't expect this to work."

From Operation Earthworm by Archibald, Joe

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