been there, done that, bought the T-shirt
- idiom
- Informal
:
ya lo he vivido
- When it comes to bungee jumping, I've been there, done that, bought the T-shirt, so it doesn't thrill me anymore.
Examples
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You think this job is tough? I've been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.
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She rolled her eyes and said, 'Politics? Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.'
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They asked me to join the club, but honestly, I've been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.
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I've been there, done that, bought the T-shirt!
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After trying extreme sports for years, he said, 'Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt,' when asked about skydiving.
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She looked at the new trends in fashion and remarked, 'Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt,' showing her disinterest.
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When invited to yet another event for networking, he laughed and said, 'Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.'
Synonyms
1
6.8
No longer new or fashionable
Have done something yourself and feel bored with it
A mocking reply that shows you think a story is boring or not important
Antonyms
How Unimpressed
10
8.2
40
6.3
- Informal
353
1.0
14
4.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
be + there, + done + that, + buy + the + T-shirt
The phrase literally strings together familiar actions (been there, done that, bought the T‑shirt), so a learner who knows the words can infer the speaker has fully experienced something. However, the conventional dismissive/evaluative meaning (that the experience is unimpressive or no longer interesting) depends on pragmatic and cultural convention beyond mere composition, so the sense is not fully predictable.
Etymology
Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt comes from the image of a tourist who has visited a place, tried the activity and even bought a souvenir shirt. If you have been there, done that and bought the T-shirt, you have already 'experienced' it and are 'not interested' or impressed anymore.