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词汇 no-laughing-matter
释义

no laughing matter


idiom
very serious:
Being late for a job interview is no laughing matter.

Examples of no laughing matter


no laughing matter
Jocularity seems to be in the ear of the listener, and what the 18th century found ludicrous was nolaughingmatter at the end of the 19th.
Despite the term, it is nolaughingmatter.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
It is nolaughingmatter when men protest that they are being treated unjustly.
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To lose one's seat at a time of such expenses is nolaughingmatter.
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This is nolaughingmatter; it is common sense.
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This is nolaughingmatter but is one of the grave features of our national life.
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This is nolaughingmatter for the people of this country.
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I should like to suggest that this is nolaughingmatter.
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When you have three armies on the move, it is nolaughingmatter.
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Some people may laugh it off, but it is nolaughingmatter to be brought before the legislature of one's country.
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To the farmers, this is nolaughingmatter.
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It is nolaughingmatter when loved ones must wait in pain for cataract operations or hip replacements.
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It is all very well for him to laugh, but this is nolaughingmatter.
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It is nolaughingmatter; it is completely true.
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However, the sad fact is that it is nolaughingmatter.
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