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been there, done that, got the T-shirt

been there, done that, got the T-shirt is the alternative form of been there.

Meaning of been there

Verb

been there

  1. Used to say that one has experienced the same thing that someone else has experienced.
    • I know what it's like to feel unlucky and that the world is against me. Trust me, I've been there.

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

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

alternative formbeen there, done that
alternative formbeen there, done that, bought the T-shirt
alternative formBTDTBTTS

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

1) From the idea of getting a T-shirt for an accomplishment, at a sport tournament for example. 2) From the idea of getting 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, got the T-shirt

What is been there, done that, got the T-shirt the alternative form of?
Been there, done that, got the T-shirt is the alternative form of been there.

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

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: been there, done that, got the T-shirt (page history and authors); been there (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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