(all) kidding aside

(all) kidding aside
(all) joking aside & (all) kidding aside
being serious for a moment; in all seriousness. •

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.

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