laughing matter
noun
: something not to be taken seriously
—usually used in the phrase no laughing matter
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The View's Sara Haines defends Selena Gomez amid right-wing backlash to her tearful post about mass deportations
While her choice of words might be funny, Behar doesn’t consider this to be a laughing matter.
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EW.com, 29 Jan. 2025
For leaders who are letting people go, layoffs are not a laughing matter.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
While this may be a laughing matter for the cast and production team, a few out there are taking it rather seriously.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
Sunny Hostin did not consider comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s racist joke about Puerto Rico at Donald Trump’s New York City rally to be a laughing matter.
—EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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EW.com, 29 Jan. 2025
For leaders who are letting people go, layoffs are not a laughing matter.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
While this may be a laughing matter for the cast and production team, a few out there are taking it rather seriously.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
Sunny Hostin did not consider comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s racist joke about Puerto Rico at Donald Trump’s New York City rally to be a laughing matter.
—EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Laughing matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laughing%20matter. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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