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| dead-pan; in complete earnest (Anglophile); in all seriousness (Very seriously; not as a joke.: He believes in all seriousness that within five years he will be able to graft wings on to a human being's body.' Anglophile); in earnest (Mary's comments were in earnest. She really meant them. • We thought he was joking at first, but then we realized that he was in earnest. Anglophile); in dead earnest (Andrey Truhachev) | |||
| mean business (говорить, сказать: She wasn't kidding, she meant business. • If you do happen by a coyote while on the trails with your pet, pick the pooch up immediately and let the coyote know you mean business. Always make some noise. Scare the coyote off at all times. We don't want coyotes to become habituated to us. – дайте койоту понять, что вы не шутите ART Vancouver) | |||
| on right earnest (WiseSnake); with a straight face (masizonenko); all serious (Abysslooker) | |||
| на полном серьёзе: 5 phrases in 4 subjects |
| General | 1 |
| Informal | 2 |
| Makarov | 1 |
| Rhetoric | 1 |