join the club
Same here, friend
Join the club is an ironic expression of sympathy when someone complains about a common problem.
It means "you're not alone in that misfortune—I and many others share it": You can't afford rent? Join the club.
The phrase acknowledges shared hardship while offering little actual comfort.
- sign upFormally agree to participate
- sign me upExpress eager commitment
- enrollFormally join a program
- welcome aboardSalutation for new arrivals
- empathizeFeel what others feel
I hear you · relate · tell me about it · you and me both · acknowledge · no kidding · share · induct · subscribe · affiliate · register · been there · get in line · participate · same here · connect · associate · recruit
- imitationcopy, copycat, imitation, mimicking, replica
- social conformityconformist, peer pressure, herd mentality, groupthink, follow the crowd
- sarcasmyeah right, oh please, as if, oh really, how original
solidarity vs. dismissiveness
join the clubcry me a river
boo-hoo · who cares · so what · suck it up · deal with it
join, joins, joined, joining, joiner, joiners, joinery, conjoin, conjoined