welcome to the club
Meaning: Said to someone who has just joined you in a shared situation, usually an unwelcome one.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Example: “"My back hurts every morning now." "Welcome to the club."”
Category: Daily Life
Origin: The "club" is an imaginary one made of everyone with the same problem. The phrase is common from the mid-20th century.
Equivalents in other languages
- Russian: нашего полку прибыло (nashego polku pribylo) — literally: our regiment has increased
More idioms — Daily Life
- tell me another one — Said to someone whose story is obviously untrue.
- go off the rails — To lose control of one's life or behavior.
- there's nothing for it — There is no other choice.
- on the back of an envelope — Roughly worked out, without proper tools or care.
- truth be told — To be honest about it.
- for the life of me — However hard I try.
More English idioms
- a scapegoat — Someone blamed for others' faults.
- kick the can down the road — To put off dealing with a problem, leaving it for later.
- away with the fairies — Daydreaming, or not quite in touch with reality.
- drop the ball — To make a mistake, especially by failing to do something one was responsible for.
- come out of the closet — To tell people openly that one is gay or lesbian; more broadly, to reveal something kept…
- neither here nor there — Not relevant to the matter being discussed.
From our compliments & insults
- Tu as un cœur d'or — You are genuinely kind and generous.
- Tu déchires — You're awesome — you totally rock.
- Eres un sol — You're a lovely, warm-hearted person.