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been there, done that, bought the T-shirt

been there, done that, bought the T-shirt phrase: expresses the speaker's complete familiarity with a situation, with overtones of cynicism or exhaustion.

Phrase

been there, done that, bought the T-shirt

  1. (humorous, idiomatic) Expresses the speaker's complete familiarity with a situation, with overtones of cynicism or exhaustion.
    Synonyms:
    BTDTBTTS

Synonyms of been there, done that, bought the T-shirt

Forms of been there, done that, bought the T-shirt

alternative formbeen there, done that
alternative formbeen there, done that, got the T-shirt
alternative formBTDTGTTS

Origin of been there, done that, bought the T-shirt

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

Questions about been there, done that, bought the T-shirt

What does been there, done that, bought the T-shirt mean?
Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt means expresses the speaker's complete familiarity with a situation, with overtones of cynicism or exhaustion.
What part of speech is been there, done that, bought the T-shirt?
Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt is a phrase.

Words near been there, done that, bought the T-shirt in the dictionary

  1. been supposed to
  2. been taken ill
  3. been the worse for drink
  4. been there
  5. been there, done that
  6. been there, done that, bought the T-shirt
  7. been there, done that, got the T-shirt
  8. been to the rodeo
  9. been used to
  10. been with
  11. been wrong

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