no joke

noun

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

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The gravity-defying kick lines that have become the show's signature are no joke. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024 The amount of development that is needed to build AI agents from scratch is no joke. Cloris Chen, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 But the Superman exercise is anything but—providing a muscle-trembling challenge and full-body benefits that are truly no joke. Christa Sgobba, SELF, 17 Dec. 2024 Foxx’s experience was no joke, according to Dr. Paul Saphier, M.D., a neurosurgeon and founder of Coaxial Neurosurgical Specialists in New Jersey. Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 11 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 8 Jan. 2025.

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