laughing matter
noun
: something not to be taken seriously
—usually used in the phrase no laughing matter
Examples of laughing matter in a Sentence
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In 2023, Variety reported the actress claims her time playing Martin's assistant wasn't a laughing matter.
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Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2023
For executives and board members, ethics are no longer a laughing matter.
—Ann Skeet, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2024
Her lack of reliable transportation won’t be a laughing matter in August, when her baby is due.
—Kaiser Health News, CNN, 15 July 2022
While some still smirk at the thought of anomalous aerial objects occupying our skies, the information slowly coming out into the public domain is starting to prove that these objects may not be a laughing matter.
—Mj Banias, Popular Mechanics, 2 July 2020
The ice, however, wasn’t a laughing matter.
—Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 15 May 2022
Turns out that’s not a laughing matter.
—Claire Sibonney, SELF, 29 Sep. 2021
This is not a laughing matter.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 15 June 2021
All jokes aside, a new study shows that getting older should be a laughing matter.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 28 Apr. 2014
Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2023
For executives and board members, ethics are no longer a laughing matter.
—Ann Skeet, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2024
Her lack of reliable transportation won’t be a laughing matter in August, when her baby is due.
—Kaiser Health News, CNN, 15 July 2022
While some still smirk at the thought of anomalous aerial objects occupying our skies, the information slowly coming out into the public domain is starting to prove that these objects may not be a laughing matter.
—Mj Banias, Popular Mechanics, 2 July 2020
The ice, however, wasn’t a laughing matter.
—Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 15 May 2022
Turns out that’s not a laughing matter.
—Claire Sibonney, SELF, 29 Sep. 2021
This is not a laughing matter.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 15 June 2021
All jokes aside, a new study shows that getting older should be a laughing matter.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 28 Apr. 2014
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“Laughing matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laughing%20matter. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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