no joke

noun

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

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“No joke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20joke. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.

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