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Marina class 43

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OLby oleg_shulga

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The biggest problem

The most important or most serious problem among several problems Simple meaning The main problem The most serious issue The hardest thing to deal with

“The biggest problem is lack of time.” → The main issue is that there isn’t enough time. “The biggest problem with this system is its cost.” → The most serious issue is how expensive it is. “The biggest problem in the city is traffic.” → Traffic is the main issue. “The biggest problem I have is motivation.” → My main difficulty is staying motivated. Examples by me: The biggest problem is that you often have to pay a price for it — maybe not money, but something else. The biggest problem with this situation is that u can't solve it...absolutely no way... The biggest problem with this county it's huge taxes. The biggest problem with my English is that I sound like a person with brain rot, but it’s enough to express what I need. The biggest problem with this code is that you can’t change anything without breaking the whole system.

All jokes aside, ...

Now I’m being serious. Putting the humor aside for a moment… Simple meaning “Seriously though…” “In all seriousness…” “But honestly…”

“All jokes aside, you did a really good job.” → I’m serious now — you truly did well. “We laugh about it, but all jokes aside, it was a difficult year.” → Humor aside, it was actually hard. “All jokes aside, you should see a doctor about that.” → I’m speaking seriously now. Examples by me: - Yeah, it's really funny that I can't walk. - Yeah, it's funny, but all jokes aside , be careful with alcohol. - Have u ever use drug on ur life? - Ever? What are u mean? I use this shit daily... But, all jokes aside...never - ... - All jokes aside, does they really doing that? - It’s just a dead body, why are you so nervous? It will happen to you and me, who cares? … but, all jokes aside, we need to call the police. - What are you guys doing? - We're just drilling this wall for no reason—never mind... But all jokes aside, we need to fix some issues with the cables.