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and now to be serious; enough kidding; not just kidding; joking apart; jesting apart; joking aside; all kidding aside (Alexey Lebedev); all joking aside (Rust71); kidding aside (all) kidding aside In all seriousness; being frank for a moment. Just flew in from Denver, huh? Boy, your arms must be tired! Kidding aside, how was your trip out here? I give my brother a hard time for the gangly way he runs, but all kidding aside, he's quite a remarkable athlete.  thefreedictionary.com Alexander Demidov); jokes aside (She's Helen); all jokes aside (Ralana); in earnest; in good earnest |
