I know I laugh at him but, joking aside, he's a very clever scientist.
•I know I threatened to leave and go round the world, but, joking aside, I do need a vacation.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
(all) joking aside — (all) joking aside/apart/spoken phrase used before you say something serious after you have been saying something that was intended to be funny Joking aside, she’s a great actor. Thesaurus: expressions used when telling jokeshyponym quali … Useful english dictionary
all joking aside — See joking aside … English idioms
(all) joking apart — (all) joking aside/apart/spoken phrase used before you say something serious after you have been saying something that was intended to be funny Joking aside, she’s a great actor. Thesaurus: expressions used when telling jokeshyponym quali … Useful english dictionary
All That Fall — is a one act radio play by Samuel Beckett produced following a request [It has been reported that Beckett wrote this play following a commission from the BBC. This is not correct. Hugh Kenner advises that Beckett had written only some of his… … Wikipedia
in all conscience — Synonyms and related words: actually, all joking aside, analytically, appropriately, as is proper, as is right, assuredly, bluffly, bluntly, broadly, brusquely, by right, by rights, candidly, certainly, clearly, condignly, correctly, decidedly,… … Moby Thesaurus
Aside — An aside is a literary device in that an actor speaks to the audience; he/she is not heard by the other characters. It is similar to a monologue and soliloquy.OriginsIn the European dramatic tradition, the aside has a lengthy pedigree; versions… … Wikipedia
in all seriousness — in a serious manner, joking aside … English contemporary dictionary
joke — joke1 [ dʒouk ] noun count ** 1. ) something you say or do that is intended to make people laugh: Is this some kind of stupid joke? Greg sprayed her with water as a joke. make/crack a joke (=say something funny): The men all sat there drinking… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
joke */*/ — I UK [dʒəʊk] / US [dʒoʊk] noun [countable] Word forms joke : singular joke plural jokes 1) a) something you say or do that is intended to make people laugh Is this some kind of stupid joke? Greg sprayed her with water as a joke. make/crack a joke … English dictionary
indeed — Synonyms and related words: OK, Roger, a fortiori, above all, absolutely, actually, all joking aside, all right, all the more, alright, alrighty, amen, and no mistake, as you say, assuredly, at all events, at any rate, aye, by all means,… … Moby Thesaurus
broadly — Synonyms and related words: abroad, absurdly, all in all, all joking aside, all things considered, altogether, amusingly, as a rule, as a whole, as an approximation, at large, bizarrely, bluffly, bluntly, broadly speaking, brusquely, by and large … Moby Thesaurus
