been there, done that, bought the T-shirt
Expresses the speaker's complete familiarity with a situation, with overtones of cynicism or exhaustion.
t-shirt
UK /ˈtiːʃɜːt/ US /ˈtiːʃɚt/
noun 3
Collocations
2(noun.)
ADJ
baggy, loose | long-sleeved, short-sleeved
Definitions
noun
1
A lightweight shirt without buttons, usually with short sleeves and no collar. Often made of cotton and frequently bears a picture or slogan.
Many bands make more money from T-shirt sales than from sale of tickets.
Think of banking today and the image is of grey-suited men in towering skyscrapers. Its future, however, is being shaped in converted warehouses and funky offices in San Francisco, New York and London, where bright young things in jeans and T-shirts huddle around laptops, sipping lattes or munching on free food.
2
An undershirt.
noun
1
Alternative spelling of T-shirt.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a close-fitting pullover shirt
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
been there, done that, got the T-shirt
Alternative form of been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.
Example Bank
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Many bands make more money from T-shirt sales than from sale of tickets.
Wiktionary02
Think of banking today and the image is of grey-suited men in towering skyscrapers. Its future, however, is being shaped in converted warehouses and funky offices in San Francisco, New York and London
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I will dry your T-shirt.
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Your T-shirt will dry soon.
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That's a nice T-shirt.
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This is her T-shirt. That T-shirt is hers, too.
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i Register
In some senses, t-shirt is marked as dated. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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