something is no jokeSERIOUS SITUATIONused to emphasize that a situation is serious or that someone really means what they say 某事并非开玩笑〔用来强调情况严重或某人说的话是认真的〕 The risk he’s taking is no joke. 他冒的这个险非同小可。
It’s no joke bringing up a child on your own. 独自抚养小孩可不是好玩的事情。
something is no joke• These bills are no joke.• Pneumonia is no joke, you know.• Now that is no joke because one of these big old saws can weigh the best part of half a ton.• Especially where alcohol is concerned, this is no joke at all-as the men from Rutgers ably demonstrated in the 1970s.• This is no joke, Guy.• This is no joke, mister, it's for real.• The bike fell on him, tearing his Achilles tendon, which is no joke at all.
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