standing joke
Example Sentences
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A standing joke was that if Washington’s statue could talk, the great man would say, “Here is my sword; my clothes are at the Patent Office.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2023
"It's become a long standing joke with the staff now," he said.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2021
Our standing joke is that media criticism is like asbestos abatement: it’s dangerous, tends to get all over you and should be left to the experts.
From Fox News ● Jan. 13, 2020
But as each event battles to rekindle the spirit of 69, the tribulations of both have become something of a standing joke in the music industry.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 2, 2019
My grandfather and I had a standing joke.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
