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all joking aside

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  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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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

Now, my dear young man, all joking aside, you will take me with you to that address, will you not?

From The Little Nugget by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

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