Don't tell me about heartbreak; I've been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.
been there, done that, bought the T-shirt
idiomExpresses the speaker's complete familiarity with a situation, with overtones of cynicism or exhaustion.
Origin
disputed originFrom the idea of buying a T-shirt at a tourist spot in order to show others that one has been to that spot.
When my friend started complaining about his difficult boss, I just sighed and said, I've been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.
Having endured every imaginable failure in the industry, he dismissed the young entrepreneur's advice with a weary, I've been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.
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all there
Mentally competent; not absent-minded or insane.
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as if there were no tomorrow
To an excessive degree, oftentimes with little to no regard to future consequences; desperately; recklessly or wantonly; frantically; very quickly or very much.
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be there
To be available to provide comfort and support for someone, especially in a period of difficulty.
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been there, done that
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.
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been there, done that, got the T-shirt
Alternative form of been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.
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don't go there
Do not broach that topic.
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get there
To succeed after a lengthy attempt.
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here, there and everywhere
In or to many different places; all over the place.