have been around the block a few times

have been around the block a few times

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 a few times. 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 a few times—she even went to Woodstock as a teenager!
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have been around the block a few times

(of a person) have a lot of experience. North American informal
See also: around, been, block, few, have, times
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See also:
  • 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