been there, done that, bought the T-shirt

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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.

Pronunciation

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Phrase

been there, done that, bought the T-shirt

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

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