"join the club" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: En-au-join the club.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} join the club
  1. (idiomatic) An expression of sympathy for a shared experience. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: welcome to the club Related terms: tell me about it Translations (expression of sympathy): 表达同情 (Chinese Mandarin), tervetuloa kerhoon (Finnish), bienvenue au club (French), Willkommen im Club (German), üdv a klubban! (Hungarian), 仲間だ (nakama da) (Japanese), witaj w klubie (Polish), нашего полку прибыло (naševo polku pribylo) (Russian), bienvenido al club (Spanish)
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