been around the block

been around (the block)

Has experience, either in a particular area or in one's life overall. Yes, the new hire is young, but she's been around the block. She was managing a whole department at a prominent PR firm before she came here. Your aunt might seem boring these days, but she's been around—she went to Woodstock as a teenager! Don't even try it. I've been around the block enough to know a lie when I hear it!

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been around (the block)

phr. sexually experienced. He’s just a kid. He hasn’t been around the block yet.

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