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been there, done that

been there, done that phrase: an assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic and is not too keen on revisiting or redoing it again.

Phrase

been there, done that

  1. (idiomatic, ironic) An assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic and is not too keen on revisiting or redoing it again.
    • No, I don't wanna go paragliding. Been there, done that. I found it awful.
    • Huntsman feints at being the Snow White retelling no one has ever seen before, but ultimately becomes the “been there, done that” of fairy-tale filmmaking.2012 May 31, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Review: Snow White And The Huntsman”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2013

been there, done that meaning in Vietnamese

been there, done that in Vietnamese

assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic
từng trải

Origin of been there, done that

Ellipsis for "I have been there and have done that".

Words formed from been there, done that

Questions about been there, done that

What does been there, done that mean?
Been there, done that means an assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic and is not too keen on revisiting or redoing it again.
What is been there, done that in Vietnamese?
Been there, done that in Vietnamese is từng trải. See Been there, done that meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is been there, done that?
Been there, done that is a phrase.

Words near been there, done that in the dictionary

  1. been someone's to lose
  2. been supposed to
  3. been taken ill
  4. been the worse for drink
  5. been there
  6. been there, done that
  7. been there, done that, bought the T-shirt
  8. been there, done that, got the T-shirt
  9. been to the rodeo
  10. been used to
  11. been with

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