It was a standing joke between us.
'We've known he was the Stig all along - it has been a standing joke within the regiment.
It has always been a standing joke in the family that I've never been invited to the queen's birthday party.
It is a standing joke between us that because of those six months there is no good restaurant in Edinburgh I haven't cried in.
His meanness has become something of a standing joke.
Edward's imitation Scots accent is a standing joke around here.