не шутят

aren’t joking

→ не
phrase Rare #37,604
aren’t joking Can also mean “you don’t mess around with” something, as in a warning that it should be taken seriously.
RU: Они не шутят.
EN: They aren’t joking.

С такими вещами не шутят.

You don't joke around with things like that.

— Комплекс Баадер-Майнхоф (2008)

Такими вещами не шутят.

You don't joke about things like that.

— Сладкая жизнь (1960)

Со мной не шутят.

I'm not to be trifled with.

— Битва за битвой (2025)

Они в самом деле не шутят?

Are they really not joking?

С любовью не шутят.

Love is no laughing matter.

Они не шутят.

They aren’t joking.