all joking aside
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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
"But, all joking aside, suppose I was to go up to twenty-five thousand...?"
From Jill the Reckless by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
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