Meaning of been there, done that | Babel Free
Definitions
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.
Equivalents
Français
déjà vu, déjà fait
Italiano
già visto, già fatto
日本語
経験済み
Nederlands
al gezien al gedaan
Português
essa é velha
Tiếng Việt
từng trải
Examples
“No, I don't wanna go paragliding. Been there, done that. I found it awful.”
“Huntsman feints at being the Snow⟳ White retelling no one has ever seen before, but ultimately becomes the “been there, done that” of fairy-tale filmmaking.”
“He looked down at my résumé. “Wow, you interned at The New Yorker. Did you apply⟳ there?” ¶ “Nope.” ¶ He looked up. ¶ I gave the line a tug. ¶ “I just felt like⟳, ‘been there, done that,’ you know⟳? Also, I dated a few guys in the office so it would've been awkward.””
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See also
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