been around the block
been around (the block)
To have 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!
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
been around (the block)
phr. sexually experienced. He’s just a kid. He hasn’t been around the block yet.
See also: around, been, block
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- be remembered as (something)
- be remembered as/for something
- be remembered for (something)
- be somebody's life
- be (one's) life
- (there's) no peace/rest for the wicked
- at (one's) doorstep
- at doorstep
- a change of scenery
- a change of scene