Etymology

been there, done that

Today it means: 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. Full definition →

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The story

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.