bad joke

Noun

idiomatic

(idiomatic) A situation that is badly planned, or illogical.

Japanese Meaning

計画不足で矛盾する、不合理な状況 / 行き当たりばったりで論理性を欠く状態

The merger turned into a bad joke when neither company could agree on leadership or integrate their systems.

その合併は、両社がリーダーシップやシステムの統合で合意できず、とんだ茶番になった。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) A situation that is badly planned, or illogical.

Mayor Smith's new traffic rules were a bad joke.

bad jokes

（ plural ）