get there
To succeed after a lengthy attempt.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Learning a new language is hard, but you will get there.”
“The project is taking a long time to finish, but we are making progress and will get there eventually.”
“Although the path to mastery seemed insurmountable at the outset, through persistent effort and unwavering dedication, she knew she would eventually get there.”
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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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as it gets
As it is possible to be.
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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, bought the T-shirt
Expresses the speaker's complete familiarity with a situation, with overtones of cynicism or exhaustion.
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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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can't get enough
Greatly enjoys; likes a lot.
Last updated August 10, 2026