no kidding

1. Truly, seriously, as in No kidding, I really did lose my wallet. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

“You’re one of the few who make house calls,” says one elderly patient; Dr. Graham’s look as he heads out the door seems to say, “No kidding.”

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Safe in my white suburban mom identity, while pointing at the dimpled metal of the rails along that stretch of road, I replied, “No kidding. Why don’t you pull more of them over instead of me?”

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No kidding, enough to drive the ball deep into the left-center field stands.

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No kidding: On Friday, Lubeck appeared to be sold out of every big-ticket ring she had been offering on her website, though a handful of sub-$20,000 designs were still in stock.

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"Andrew Garbarino did not make it in time. He fell asleep in the back. No kidding. I know, I’m gonna just strangle him. But then — but he’s my dear friend."

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