been there, done that

English

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

(idiomatic, ironic) an assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic
Paragliding? Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.
- 2012 May 31, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Review: Snow White And The Huntsman”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎:
  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.

assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic

Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
Italian: Già visto, già fatto...
Japanese: 経験済み (keiken zumi)
Portuguese: essa é velha
Russian: я (ja) э́то (éto) уже (uže) ви́дел (vídel) (ja éto užé vídel), э́то (éto) для (dlja) меня́ (menjá) не (ne) ново (novo) (éto dlja menjá ne nóvo)
Serbo-Croatian: bio, probao (informal)
Spanish: yo lo hice antes

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