been there, done that, bought the T-shirt

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Phrase 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Alternative forms

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[edit] Etymology

From the idea of buying a T-shirt at a place visited as a tourist in order to show others that one has been to that place

[edit] 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.

[edit] Synonyms

• BTDTBTTS

[edit] Alternative forms

• been there, done that
• been there, done that, got the T-shirt