join the club

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]

Example Sentences

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

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“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.”

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

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Head coach Eddie Howe targeted players who were "desperate" to join the club, particularly after strikers Hugo Ekitike, Benjamin Sesko and Joao Pedro opted to move elsewhere, and the DR Congo international fitted the bill.

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Zubimendi and Arteta hit it off after speaking on the phone and the Spain international says that the Arsenal manager's "obsession" with "details" is one of the reasons why he wanted to join the club.

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