Ш106
ШУТКИ ШУТКАМИ (ШУТКА ШУТКОЙ), а ( но )...
collthese forms onlyusu. a clause in a compound sent
fixed WO (used to introduce a response to, or as a rejoinder for, an exaggerated, humorous, or nonserious statement) speaking seriously, without exaggeration
joking aside (apart)
kidding asideitfs all very well to joke, but
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Ш107 →← Ш105