if a situation goes beyond a joke, it becomes annoying or makes you feel worried
I’m a patient person, but this is getting beyond a joke.
Thesaurus: to make someone worried or nervoussynonym
Main entry: joke
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be/get beyond a ˈjoke idiom
to become annoying and no longer acceptable
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His teasing is getting beyond a joke.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.