no joke

noun

: a serious situation
Being lost in the woods is no joke.

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My biggest challenge as a performer is... Eight shows a week is no joke. Shivani Vora, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 But being a working mother on top of that is no joke. Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 13 Feb. 2025 While 1% retinol is still no joke, a slow-release delivery system, damage-repairing peptides, and a squad of soothing extracts (including apple, oat, and licorice) exert a calming influence. Sarah Han, Allure, 7 Jan. 2025 The name alone advertises that this insect is no joke: When the murder hornet was first spotted in the North American continent in 2019, entomologists were abuzz with worry and sprang into action to eradicate the invasive species. Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for no joke

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“No joke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20joke. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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