laughing matter

1. see under no joke.

Example Sentences

"It's called laughing gas, but it's no laughing matter for us."

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But it was no laughing matter for the faithfuls, who are now officially the worst performing group of all time on the UK version of the show.

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Stagflation, or slowing economic growth and rising inflation, is no laughing matter—and the U.S. economy is showing warning signs of it.

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But it wasn’t just a laughing matter for Barbosa, who also helped people affected by the raids for a period of time by donating money to people who reached out to him directly through social media.

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“Saving comedy is no laughing matter,” he soberly insists.

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