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no laughing matter with O
〈人〉にとって重大なこと.

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  • laughing matter — {n.} A funny happening; a silly situation. Usually used with no . * /John s failing the test is no laughing matter!/ * /We were amused when our neighbor s cat had five kittens, but when our own cat had six kittens it was no laughing matter./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • laughing matter — {n.} A funny happening; a silly situation. Usually used with no . * /John s failing the test is no laughing matter!/ * /We were amused when our neighbor s cat had five kittens, but when our own cat had six kittens it was no laughing matter./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • laughing\ matter — noun A funny happening; a silly situation. Usually used with no . John s failing the test is no laughing matter! We were amused when our neighbor s cat had five kittens, but when our own cat had six kittens it was no laughing matter …   Словарь американских идиом

  • No Laughing Matter — may refer to: No Laughing Matter (1967 novel), a novel by Angus Wilson No Laughing Matter (1986 book), an autobiographical work by Joseph Heller about his Guillain Barre Syndrome No Laughing Matter, an episode of the M*A*S*H* tv series No… …   Wikipedia

  • No Laughing Matter (Garfield and Friends) — Infobox Television episode Title = No Laughing Matter Series = Garfield and Friends Caption = Season = 2 Episode = 74 Airdate = October 21, 1989 Production = US025 B Writer = Mark Evanier Sharman DiVono Director = Tom Ray Mitch Schauer Marija… …   Wikipedia

  • No Laughing Matter (book) — No Laughing Matter   …   Wikipedia

  • laughing — (n.) mid 14c., verbal noun from LAUGH (Cf. laugh) (v.). Laughing matter (usually with negative) is from 1560s. Nitrous oxide has been called laughing gas since 1842 (for its exhilarating effects). Davy, experimenting with the gas, discovered… …   Etymology dictionary

  • matter — I n. affair 1) to pursue, take up a matter 2) to arrange; clear up, settle, straighten out; complicate; simplify matters 3) to give a matter (attention, thought) (we have given this matter considerable thought) 4) to not mince matters (she never… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • matter — mat|ter1 W1S1 [ˈmætə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(SUBJECT/SITUATION)¦ 2 matters 3¦(MATERIAL)¦ 4 as a matter of fact 5 what s the matter?/something s the matter/nothing s the matter etc 6.) the truth/fact of the matter is (that) 7 for that matter 8 be… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • matter — 1 noun SUBJECT/SITUATION 1 (C) a subject or situation that you have to think about or deal with: You do realize this is a serious matter, don t you? | He wasn t particularly interested in financial matters. | a matter of importance/concern/regret …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • matter — [[t]mæ̱tə(r)[/t]] ♦ matters, mattering, mattered 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A matter is a task, situation, or event which you have to deal with or think about, especially one that involves problems. It was clear that she wanted to discuss some… …   English dictionary

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