no laughing matter
noun
: a serious and important thing that people should not joke about
It's no laughing matter when you lose your job.
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Fatherhood is no joke Even though Wayne finds humor in his family life, to him, raising his kids is no laughing matter.
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Max Bacall , Nikos Degruccio , Alexia Cousoulas, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
This was now, May 8, 1966, and no laughing matter.
—Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
But the nature of West Ham’s defending was no laughing matter.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
But many in the government knew this was no laughing matter.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
But the subject of one of their most recent videos was no laughing matter.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
But the decision was no laughing matter to Colorado officials.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
But what Partlow experienced last season was no laughing matter.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Ladder safety is no laughing matter.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Max Bacall , Nikos Degruccio , Alexia Cousoulas, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
This was now, May 8, 1966, and no laughing matter.
—Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
But the nature of West Ham’s defending was no laughing matter.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
But many in the government knew this was no laughing matter.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
But the subject of one of their most recent videos was no laughing matter.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
But the decision was no laughing matter to Colorado officials.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
But what Partlow experienced last season was no laughing matter.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Ladder safety is no laughing matter.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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“No laughing matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20laughing%20matter. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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