beyond a joke Definition

beyond
prep

1. On the far side of something.

Example: beyond the hills
2. Farther on than something in time or place.

Thesaurus: past, further than, in advance of.
3. Out of the range, reach, power, understanding, possibility, etc of someone or something.

Example: It's quite beyond my comprehension
4. Greater or better than something in amount, size, or level.

Example: beyond all our expectations
5. Other than, or apart from, something.

Example: unable to help beyond giving money

adverb

1. Farther away; to or on the far side of something.

Thesaurus: on the other side, over there, out of range, a good way off, further, yonder.

noun

1. The unknown, especially life after death.

Form: the beyond

Idiom: beyond a joke

More than one can reasonably tolerate.

Idiom: beyond one

Outside one's comprehension.
Example: It's beyond me how she did it

More than one is able to do.
Example: I'm afraid the task is beyond me

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon begeondan.