no laughing matter
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Noun
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no
laughing
matter
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uncountable
)
A
serious
situation
that cannot be dealt with by making
jokes
about it.
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Translations
Finnish:
ei mikään naurun asia
Spanish:
bromas las justas
,
no es cosa de risa
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