joking

joking
adj.
Joking is used with these nouns: ↑manner

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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  • joking\ apart — • joking aside • joking apart v. phr. informal No fooling; without exaggerating: seriously. Joking aside, although the conditions were not very comfortable, we had a wonderful time. Joking apart, there must have been over a hundred people in the… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • joking\ aside — • joking aside • joking apart v. phr. informal No fooling; without exaggerating: seriously. Joking aside, although the conditions were not very comfortable, we had a wonderful time. Joking apart, there must have been over a hundred people in the… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • joking aside — (or Brit joking apart) used to introduce a serious statement that follows a humorous statement It looks like this is a job for Superman! But joking aside, this is a serious problem and we re going to need help. • • • Main Entry: ↑joke * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

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