laughing matter

1. see under no joke.

Example Sentences

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

But his policymaking has long ceased to be a laughing matter, especially when it comes to immigration.

From Los Angeles Times

“This is not a laughing matter, and certainly what we are seeing in increasing violence and this evil man who did this, this is not a joke.”

From Salon

Scheffler chuckled nervously when he said it, but athletes getting harassed by folks who lost money betting on their performances isn’t a laughing matter.

From Los Angeles Times