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join the club

Idioms  

  1. A phrase used to express sympathy for a common experience. For example, You waited three hours for the doctor? Join the club! [c. 1940]

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The call from the coach helped a lot for me to join the club, to show me his interest.

From BBC

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe is now proposing to join the club.

From The Wall Street Journal

The man he persuaded to join the club when Rangers were getting uppity in 2016 and needed putting back in a box.

From BBC

“Join the club. Who doesn’t get up a little anxious for work every day and their back hurts? Everyone over 40 has a back pain.”

From Los Angeles Times

Whereas Newcastle saw Hugo Ekitike, Benjamin Sesko and Joao Pedro opt to move elsewhere, Woltemade was determined to join the club from Stuttgart.

From BBC

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