| 单词 | standing joke |
| 释义 | standing jokeSEE SYNONYMS FOR standing joke ON THESAURUS.COM Something that is always funny even though it is often repeated. For example, Mary's “Dennis who?” when her husband is mentioned is a standing joke around here. This idiom employs standing in the sense of “established” or “regular,” a usage dating from the mid-1500s. Words nearby standing jokestanding committee, standing crop, standing cup, standing cypress, standing desk, standing joke, standing on one's head, stand in good stead, standing order, standing orders, standing rigging The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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