Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
become a bit of a joke with us
English answer:
it's become a bad "joke" that remains a sore point for us
English term
21 books translated
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Spanish to Russian, and 1 more.
become a bit of a joke with us
https://www.businessesgrow.com/2016/03/01/customer-feedback/
“Hello.
I’m writing to request a refund on a bouquet of David Austen roses that my husband ordered and bought specially from your Melbourne store yesterday (April 14). The bouquet was wilted and the flowers were spotted and browning—I can bring them back and return them.
It’s also important that you know why this is so disappointing. A year ago I ordered my wedding bouquet from your store and as per email below, Nicholas promised me David Austen roses. My heart sank a little on the morning of our wedding day when I opened my bouquet box and found standard roses instead. Nicholas had promised me an “exquisite” bouquet and I was disappointed but naturally I chose to focus on having a happy day instead and it was such a great day that I was euphoric for weeks after! However later on our honeymoon the niggling picked up and I confided in my husband that the only thing I’d change from our wedding day was my bouquet and became a little obsessed with wanting to call up and ask why I was not provided the promised David Austen roses—naturally it’s ***become a bit of a joke with us***.
So my poor husband was trying to “make things right” by...
Does "become a bit of a joke with us" simply imply that she didn't received what she'd expected or does it mean that those roses were also of bad quality?
Or does it imply anything else?
Thank you.
Mar 26, 2017 23:07: Daryo changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Mar 27, 2017 14:11: Yvonne Gallagher Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (3): Tony M, AllegroTrans, Daryo
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Responses
Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: Irish, UK, US, Canadian) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
a running joke that's really not about something funny
the "joke" is about totally inadequate service
She was promised an “exquisite” bouquet for her wedding but insead got standard" or run-of--the-mill flowers so she was disappointed on the day but tried to enjoy it anyway.
But now, much later, she remains disapointed and this has turned into a non-funny "running joke" about the bad service that remains a sore point and something she wishes she could change about her wedding...it may not seem like much to be so upset about but as a bride, expecting everything to be perfect, she was cruelly disappointed on the day...
Türkiye
Masoud Kakouli Varnousfaderani 
The Best or Nothing
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, Persian (Farsi), and 1 more.
This event has truned into a joke for us/ we consider this event as a joke between ourselves.
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AllegroTrans
: No, the irony here is that this is not a joke at all, but an annoyance
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philgoddard
: It's a joke about something annoying. This is a perfectly good answer.
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Tony M
: Yes, though it's important to keep in mind the ironic aspect too ;-)
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acetran
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