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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Example Sentences

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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, are you going to tell us about this thing or not?"

From The Boy Allies at Verdun Or, Saving France from the Enemy by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes

Related Words

• actively
• earnestly
• passionately
• sincerely
• vigorously