Phrase guide

been there, done that

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, ironic

Examples

  • No, I don't wanna go paragliding. Been there, done that. I found it awful.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Ellipsis for "I have been there and have done that".

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 曾經滄海難為水 /曾经沧海难为水 (céngjīngcānghǎi nánwéi shuǐ) — assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic
  • Dutch: al gezien al gedaan — assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic
  • Finnish: se on nähty — assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic
  • Finnish: kokemusta on — assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic
  • French: déjà vu, déjà fait — assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic
  • German: (hab ich) alles schon gemacht — assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic
  • German: ist für mich nichts neues — assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic
  • Greek: ήταν εκεί, κάνει αυτό (ítan ekeí, kánei aftó) — assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic
  • Hungarian: ez nekem már nem újdonság — assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic
  • Hungarian: ez nekem már megvolt — assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic
  • Hungarian: nekem ez nem új — assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic
  • Italian: già visto, già fatto — assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic
  • Japanese: 経験済み (keiken zumi) — assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic
  • Polish: nic nowego — assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic
  • Portuguese: essa é velha — assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic
  • Russian: я э́то уже́ ви́дел (ja éto užé vídel) — assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic
  • Russian: э́то для меня́ не но́во (éto dlja menjá ne nóvo) — assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic
  • Serbo-Croatian: bio, probao — assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic
  • Spanish: yo lo hice antes — assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic
  • Spanish: ya fui y volví — assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic
  • Spanish: cuando tú vas yo vengo de regreso — assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic
  • Vietnamese: từng trải — assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic