どころじゃない
Reading: どころじゃない
Meaning: far from, not even close to, have no time for
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Example Sentence
今 は 笑う どころじゃない 状況 だ
This is no time to laugh.
Usage Notes
Indicates that something is so far from the mentioned state or that the situation is too serious to even consider the mentioned thing.
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