| 词汇 | no joke |
| 释义 | Idiom no joke Theme: SERIOUSNESS a serious matter. (Informal.)It's no joke when you miss the last train.It's certainly no joke when you have to walk home. Idiom no joke a serious matter.It's no joke when a virus eats your computer files. Related vocabulary: no laughing matterno joke noun a serious matter; hence, a difficulty UK, 1809no joke1. Something that must or should be taken seriously. Skipping your yearly assessment is no joke, Daniel. You could get fired for that! 2. I agree; you're right; that's true. A: "Wow, that exam was brutally difficult." B: "Yeah, no joke!" no jokea serious matter. It's no joke when you miss the last train. It's certainly no joke when you have to walk home. no jokeAlso, no laughing matter. A serious issue, as in Missing the last flight out was no joke, or This outbreak of flu is no laughing matter. The first term dates from about 1800, and the variant from the second half of the 1500s. |
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