joking apart/aside
said when you want to start speaking seriously about something after making jokes and laughing about it
言歸正傳，說正經的
Joking apart, will you be able to manage on your own?
言歸正傳(chuán)，你自己能應付得瞭(le)嗎?
I know I laugh at him but, joking aside, he's a very clever scientist.
我知道我經常嘲笑他，但說正經的，他是一個(gè)非常聰(cōng)明的科學家 。
