have been around the block more than once

To be very experienced, either in a particular area or in one's life overall. Yes, the new hire is young, but she's been around the block more than once. 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 the block more than once—she even went to Woodstock as a teenager! Don't even try it. I've been around the block more than once, so I know a lie when I hear it!

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be remembered as (something)
be remembered as/for something
age of discretion
be remembered for (something)
be somebody's life
be (one's) life
be past the point of no return
be beyond the point of no return
(one's) loved ones
be about to pop

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