standing joke
Example Sentences
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That deal brought to the C-suite the acquired company’s top management and its cost-cutting culture; in the Boeing corridors, the standing joke was that “McDonnell Douglas bought Boeing with Boeing’s money.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025
"It's kind of a standing joke at the test centre where we say 'oh, that's £30 for the lesson and 45 for the consultation'," she said.
From BBC • Jan. 1, 2023
But we have, at least, moved from “infrastructure week” as a standing joke into a months-long effort that will test whether our government is still capable of doing big things.
From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 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
My grandfather and I had a standing joke.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
