beyond a joke

短语

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    Increasingly serious or harmful.

    习语

    1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries 'I may say that I noticed you in court today, sir, and putting one thing and another together—' 'Quite right,' assented Carrados. 'It is about today's case. These post office hold-ups are getting beyond a joke, inspector.'