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 sympathySo you think you deserve to be paid more money for your work? Well, join the club.
Examples of join the club in a Sentence
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Loftin will join the club ahead of a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2025
Federico Chiesa did join the club from Juventus in the summer of 2024, but hasn’t started a league game all season, playing for a total of just 41 minutes in five appearances off the bench.
—James Nalton, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Straus will join the club on June 1, when his season in Germany ends.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
This is the backdrop in which France — late to the party but eager to join the club — made a curious choice.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
With 15 first-team players, including loanees, set to be out of contract at the end of this season, the task before manager David Moyes and new chief executive Angus Kinnear, who will join the club from the same job at Leeds United of the Championship in June, is considerable.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
To join the club, prospective members visit oldlinegolfclub.com and submit an application.
—Gqlshare, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2025
Related Articles There are also options for those looking to join the club.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 7 Mar. 2025
Biden, set to join the club in a few days, will still receive pensions and protections from his time in office.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Jan. 2025
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2025
Federico Chiesa did join the club from Juventus in the summer of 2024, but hasn’t started a league game all season, playing for a total of just 41 minutes in five appearances off the bench.
—James Nalton, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Straus will join the club on June 1, when his season in Germany ends.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
This is the backdrop in which France — late to the party but eager to join the club — made a curious choice.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
With 15 first-team players, including loanees, set to be out of contract at the end of this season, the task before manager David Moyes and new chief executive Angus Kinnear, who will join the club from the same job at Leeds United of the Championship in June, is considerable.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
To join the club, prospective members visit oldlinegolfclub.com and submit an application.
—Gqlshare, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2025
Related Articles There are also options for those looking to join the club.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 7 Mar. 2025
Biden, set to join the club in a few days, will still receive pensions and protections from his time in office.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Join the club.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/join%20the%20club. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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