Question of the Day #974

Jake Paul “serious as a heart attack” about beating Mike Tyson in boxing match

From the headline of this article at Dexerto.

  上記の文で、serious as a heart attackの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "serious as a heart attack" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

大真面目である

   

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

1. Completely sincere or earnest.
2. Very grave or alarming.

 

Examples

• Does it look like I'm laughing? I'm as serious as a heart attack. I'm prepared to sue if you don't stick to our deal.
• This news about funding cuts sounds about as serious as a heart attack. If what I'm hearing is true, it could jeopardize our whole research project!
• A: "No, it can't be! You must be joking!" B: "I'm as serious as a heart attack!"
• A: "Are you sure you want to go there all by yourself?" B: "Of course! I'm as serious as a heart attack!"
• “I said, ‘you can’t be serious,'” Collins testified. “He said, ‘I am as serious as a heart attack.’ I did not want to do it, but because I really needed my job and he implied that this was a condition of recertification, I reluctantly gave him my password.” –USA Today

   

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