be no joke

(informal)be a serious matter or difficult undertaking

(非正式)嚴肅的事；不輕松的事；困難的事

trying to shop with three children in tow is no joke.

要帶著三個孩子去買東西可不是件輕松的事。

get (或be) beyond a joke

(informal)become (or be) something that is serious or worrying

(非正式)（變成）嚴肅的事，令人擔心的事

this rain's getting beyond a joke.

這場雨越來越讓人擔心了。

make a joke of

laugh or be humorous about (something that is not funny in itself)

對（并不好笑的事）以笑（或幽默地）對待，一笑置之