join the club

idiom

variants or less commonly welcome to the club
informal
said to indicate that the problems or feelings someone is having are problems or feelings that the speaker has had
If you don't understand the rules, join the club: no one else does either!
often used to suggest that a person's problems or feelings are not unusual and do not deserve much sympathy
So you think you deserve to be paid more money for your work? Well, join the club.

Examples of join the club in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Ring $270 Nordstrom These rings have a cult following and are usually sky-high in price, but this silver version offers a more affordable way to join the club. Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2024 The first non-European country to join the club was Egypt, because Europe needed the Suez Canal. Simon Njami, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2024 Belarus, which helped Russia to launch its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, will become the latest authoritarian state to join the club, after Iran became a full member last year. Nectar Gan, CNN, 2 July 2024 In principle, the IEA could lower these barriers and permit non-OECD emerging powers to join the club—much as the OECD allowed Russia, a non-OECD state, to join the Nuclear Energy Agency, another specialized OECD body, in 2012. Stewart Patrick, Foreign Affairs, 9 Aug. 2016 Maton is expected to join the club either Wednesday or Thursday. James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 9 July 2024 The agreement must include clear criteria for who can join the club. Sagatom Saha, Foreign Affairs, 25 Apr. 2023 Google was the first to roll out a smartphone (Pixel) with AI tools in December, but Apple has yet to join the club. Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024 Elkin Vera, 15, said the Hunger Games series inspired him to join the club. Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Mar. 2024

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“Join the club.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/join%20the%20club. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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