be no laughing matter

释义

1. 牛津电影里 100%

   不是开玩笑的事；严肃的事

   to be sth serious that you should not joke about

   And insubordination is no laughing matter.

   Oh, of course, madam. Soap is no laughing matter.

电影里这样说 · 2 部

• And insubordination is no laughing matter.The Bounty1984
• Oh, of course, madam. Soap is no laughing matter.A Night to Remember1958
• Right, this is no laughing matter.Juno2007
• This is no laughing matter, Edie.A History of Violence2005
• Or two, for that matter. KIDS: * We're in this together * * We live in harmony... * TED: Psst.The Boss Baby: Family Business2021

在完整场景里学

• 冰海沉船1958
  • 为香皂广告起了争执：no laughing matter（不是闹着玩的事）
  • 泰坦尼克号启航送别：to hell with（去他的）
  • 浮冰逼近仍忙着发电报：keep a sharp look out（打起精神盯着）

同一词条的短语

• die laughing
• split your sides
• don't make me laugh
• he who laughs last laughs longest
• laugh all the way to the bank
• laugh in face
• laugh like a drain
• laugh on the other side of your face
• laugh out of court
• laugh till you cry
• laugh up your sleeve
• laugh your head off

习语频道里接下来

• be on your last legs
• be the spitting image of
• blow up in face
• come with the territory
• for the foreseeable future
• from head to foot
• give a once over
• go round in circles
• have an eye for
• i could eat a horse
• in the eyes of the law
• in the light of