been there, done that

Phrase CEFR C2

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.

idiomatic, ironic

Equivalents

Españolya fui y volví yo lo hice antes

Françaisdéjà vu, déjà fait

Deutsch(hab ich) alles schon gemacht ist für mich nichts neues

7 more languages

Suomikokemusta on se on nähty

Italianogià visto, già fatto

日本語経験済み

Nederlandsal gezien al gedaan

Portuguêsessa é velha

Русскийэ́то для меня́ не но́во я э́то уже́ ви́дел

Tiếng Việttừng 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.

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See also

been there, done that, bought the T-shirt beer before liquor, never been sicker; liquor before beer, you're in the clear before one knows it before one knows where one is before the ink had time to dry before the ink was dry

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