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has been around the block

has been around the block is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have been around the block.

Meaning of have been around the block

Phrase

have been around the block

  1. (figuratively) to be experienced in life.
    • A no-nonsense, goal-oriented woman who's been around the block and lived to tell the tale.2002, Jürgen Müller, Movies of the 80s, Taschen, →ISBN, page 122
  2. (figuratively) to have had much sex with many people, as if one has had sex with everyone on the block.
    • We both knew Cypress had been around the block a few times. He had been a serious manwhore and only got his shit together when he found Bree.2017, E. L. Todd, 400 First Kisses, New York, NY.: Hartwick Publishing, →ISBN, page 65

Questions about has been around the block

What is has been around the block the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Has been around the block is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have been around the block.

Words near has been around the block in the dictionary

  1. has another think coming
  2. has at
  3. has bats in one's belfry
  4. has been
  5. has been around
  6. has been around the block
  7. has been gathered to one's fathers
  8. has beens
  9. has blood on one's hands
  10. has butterflies in one's stomach
  11. has designs on

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