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Julia Huong
2021-09-12 11:09
A standing joke singular noun countable noun
Something that regularly causes amusement whenever it is mentioned
My mother's cooking is a standing joke in my family. She often burns food.
Linda went to school without combing her hair and it became a standing joke among the students in our class.
The key element of funny speech and writing is shortness.
a joke, idea, or suggestion falls flat, meaning that it does not achieve the intended effect.
A joking phrase used when someone receives a small amount of money
To stop saying or doing meaningless things.
Plural noun: standing jokes.
Do you see anything wrong?
It is impossible for a person to change his or her innate or fundamental nature.
He said he would quit alcohol, but he still can't desist from drinking. Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic.
