English Explanatory Dictionary

been there, done that, bought the T-shirt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Expresses the speaker's complete familiarity with a situation, with overtones of cynicism or exhaustion.

Pronunciation

en-au-been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.ogg

Word forms

been there, done that, bought the T-shirt been there, done that been there, done that, got the T-shirt BTDTGTTS

Etymology

From the idea of buying a T-shirt at a tourist spot in order to show others that one has been to that spot.

Synonyms

BTDTBTTS
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