冗じょう談だんじゃない

expression

it's no joke; gimme a break!

Used to express strong disbelief, annoyance, or refusal, often when something is unreasonable or absurd. Can be a literal statement that something is serious, or an exclamation meaning 'you must be kidding!'

• こんなに仕し事ごとを一人ひとりでやれって？冗じょう談だんじゃない！

  You want me to do all this work alone? Gimme a break!

• あの事じ故こで誰だれも怪け我がしなかったのは、冗じょう談だんじゃない奇き跡せきだ。

  It's no joke that nobody was hurt in that accident; it's a miracle.