no joke

== English == === Phrase === no joke Emphasizing the seriousness or truthfulness of a statement. === Noun === no joke Something that should be taken seriously; not something that should be laughed about. Synonym: no laughing matter (informal) Something that is unusually difficult or painful. === See also === no mean feat === Further reading === “no joke”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “be no joke”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “something is no joke”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “something is no joke” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.