TODAY'S IDIOM: JOIN THE CLUB!

"JOIN THE CLUB!"

 

You can say "Join the club!" to someone who has just experienced something unpleasant that you've also experienced, or to someone who's in an unfortunate position that's similar to your own. 

Example: Peter: "Bobby here just got sacked because a machine can do his job cheaper." Paul: "Yeah? Join the club, Bobby!"

¡Bienvenido al club!

Examples:

• Did you get fired too? Join the club! / ¿También te despidieron? ¡Bienvenido al club!

• When she heard Kerry's story of being badly treated at the hospital, Diana said "Join the club!" because the same thing had happened to Diana / Cuando oyó la historia de Kerry de haber sido maltratado en el hospital, dijo Diana "Bienvenido al club!" porque lo mismo le había pasado a ella.

Additional examples:

• You were conned by a bank into taking out a mortgage, and now they own your home? Join the club! We lost ours last month.

• You don't have anyplace to stay? Join the club! Neither do we.  

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